Evaluations

Continuing Positive Change in Prison and Community

An analysis of the long-term and wider impact of the Good Vibrations Project. This report, commissioned from Birmingham City University’s Centre for Applied Criminology, looked at the impact of taking part in Good Vibrations on participants 12-18 months on, assessing the long-term institutional impact of participating and measuring whether any ... read on →

Authors David Wilson, Laura Caulfield, Dean Wilkinson (Birmingham City University)

Published

Artform Music

Organisation Good Vibrations Project venues Eastwood Park, Grendon

Participant type Male and Female Adult Offenders

Sample size: 25

Promoting Positive Change

This report looked at the longer-term benefits of taking part in Good Vibrations. The researchers found that participants in Good Vibrations courses maintained the positive benefits six to nine months on, and in particular that participants experienced:

Greater levels of engagement and an increased openness to wider learning

Improved listening ... read on →

Authors David Wilson, Susie Atherton, Laura Caulfield (Birmingham City University)

Published 2008

Organisation Good Vibrations Project venues Dovegate, Grendon, Peterborough

Participant type Male Adult Offenders