Evaluations
BROAD: (Building Resilience and Overcoming Adversity through Dance & Drama) Research and Evaluation Report
Building Resilience and Overcoming Adversity through Dance & Drama (BROAD) is an innovative dance theatre pilot programme designed for vulnerable groups in prisons, secure children's centres and secure hospitals, co-created by Odd Arts company and Company Chameleon. Its innovation derives from the combination of theatre and dance, underpinned by training ... read on →
Re-imagining futures: Exploring arts interventions and the process of desistance
Carried out by Northumbria University and Bath Spa University, this report highlights examples of how the arts can support positive changes linked to personal agency, efficacy and identity, which are linked to the highly individualised journey of desistance from criminal behaviour. Key findings show that participation in arts activities enables ... read on →
Evaluation of Artlink Central in HMP & YOI Cornton Vale
This evaluation is based on the work of Artlink in HMP/YOI Cornton Vale from April 2008 to April 2009, as part of the Arts and Restorative Justice Programme introduced there in 2007. The first section of this report briefly reviews the relevant literature, which highlights the benefits of having prisoners ... read on →
Developments in the HM Prison Service and Safe Ground Family Man programme, and the Safe Ground Network during 2007-8: An independent review
The purpose of this evaulation was to examine the developments Safe Ground had made to one of its prison interventions, Family Man, and to the Safe Ground network during the period 2007-08 following recommendations made in previous reviews. It utilised semi structured qualitative face to face interviews, telephone interviews and questionnaires ... read on →
Fair!: An evaluation of a Music in Prisons and National Youth Theatre collaboration at HMPYOI Bullwood Hall
Fair is an evaluation of a collaborative project between Music in Prisons and the National Youth Theatre. The project involved the creation of an original piece of music theatre devised and performed by 19 women. This report summarises the immediate effects of the project and the results of evaluation and ... read on →
Time Well Spent
Time Well Spent shares some of the key lessons learned from Music in Prisons’ programmes of music projects over six years, focusing on the stages of project delivery and the impact on participants, staff and musicians.It follows the journey of all projects from the excitement of the initial idea or ... read on →
