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Beats & Bars - Music in Prisons: An Evaluation

The report evaluated a series of five-day music projects which took place in eight men’s prisons across England from October 2007 to July 2008. The evaluation was aimed at understanding the impact of the project on its participants’ engagement with purposeful activities whilst in prison. In particular the impact of ... read on →

Authors Alexandra Cox, Loraine Gelsthorpe (Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge , University of Cambridge)

Published

Artform Music

Organisation The Irene Taylor Trust (Music in Prisons)   Project venues Brixton , Edmunds Hill, Littlehey, Manchester, Wandsworth, Wayland, Whatton

Participant type Male Adult Offenders

Sample size: 69

The Means of Production

Evaluation of a long-term drama residency facilitated by Rideout at HMP Dovegate Therapeutic Community. The residency consituted a number of participatory performance projects and a Creative Leadership Skills course in which prisoners attended workshops about all aspects of running community arts projects. This report assesses the impact of the residency ... read on →

Author Kate Goodrich

Published October 2004

Artform Drama

Organisation Rideout   Project venue Dovegate

Participant type Male Adult Offenders, Male and Female Adult Prison Staff

Sample size: 15

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