Evaluation Title

Impact of Blagg on challenging and reducing offending by young people

Type of evaluation

Data type Qualitative and Quantitative

Evaluation Focus Reducing offending

Key indicators Challenging offending, Reducing offending

Project output Structured workshop programme

Methodologies Interviews, Questionnaires, Reconviction study

Research limitations Incomplete data, Longer term impact, Tracking

Summary of evaluation

This independent evaluation highlights the potentially positive contribution drama based projects can make to the development of group work provision for young people at risk of offending.

Blagg had most significant impact on young people’s awareness of the effect of offending on victims, their awareness of thoughts, feelings and decision making relating to offending and their confidence and self esteem. Increased confidence and self esteem is a frequently reported outcome of taking part in drama - drama provides supervised opportunities to interact with peers and gain recognition and praise.

Project description

Blagg is a drama workshop developed by TiPP that employs drama tools and techniques to challenge offending behaviour.

Six implementations of Blagg within two YOTS in the North West region were evaluated - data from qualitative interviews and questionnaires with participants and staff, observation of the programme and YOT records were collected and analysed.


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