Evaluations

The ‘Family Man’ Impact Study

An Evaluation of the Longer-Term Effectiveness of Safe Ground’s Revised Family Relationships Programme on Prisoner Graduates, their Supporters and Families, this independent study assessed the longer-term impact of the Family Man programme delivered in HMPs Belmarsh, Birmingham, Bristol, Highpoint, Leeds, Parc (Wales) and Wandsworth from 2008-10. It concluded that the ... read on →

Authors Gwyneth Boswell, Annie Moseley, Fiona Poland (School of Allied Health Professions, University of East Anglia , University of East Anglia )

Published October 2011

Artform Drama

Organisation Safe Ground   Project venues Belmarsh, Birmingham, Bristol, Highpoint, Leeds, Parc, Wandsworth

Participant type Male Adult Offenders

Sample size: 54

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 →

Authors Gwyneth Boswell, Fiona Poland

Published October 2008

Artform Drama

Organisation Safe Ground   Project venues Belmarsh, Wandsworth

Participant type Male and Female Adult Families of offenders, Male Adult Offenders, Male and Female Adult Staff

Sample size: 258

Child's Play: Evaluation Report

An evaluation of the impact of a NYT drama project on the paretning skills and rehabilitation of young offenders. The experiential nature of this course enabled participants to explore and experience the issues they are likely to face as young fathers in prison, whilst incarcerated, and on release. The experiential ... read on →

Author Karin van Maanen (Anne Peaker Centre)

Published

Artform Drama

Organisation National Youth Theatre   Project venue Rochester

Participant type Male Young Offenders

Sample size: 13

Impact of Fathers Inside – an OLSU and Safe Ground Parenting Course for male prisoners at HMP Ashwell

A nine month evaluation of Fathers Inside at HMP Ashwell that includes a range of data from programme documents, comparative literature and research, direct observation of the programme, and from semi-structured interviews with participant prisoners, their partners, child-carers and children. It concludes that Fathers Inside brings about changes in parenting ... read on →

Authors Gwyneth Boswell, Avril Price, Peter Wedge (Community & Criminal Justice Research Unit, De Montfort University, De Montfort University Leicester)

Published June 2004

Artform Drama

Organisation Safe Ground   Project venue Ashwell

Participant type Male Adult Offenders

Sample size: 26

Made for prisoners by prisoners

This evaluation by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) of Safe Ground's 'Parents for the 21st Century' initiative, is divided into two distinct phases.  The first focuses on the process of development, whereby inmates played a major role in the production of the course materials - the aim of ... read on →

Authors Mary Ashworth, John Harland, Karen Hasley (National Foundation for Educational Research)

Published September 2002

Artform Drama

Organisation Safe Ground

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