Evaluations

The Arts of Desistance: Evaluation of the Koestler Trust Arts Mentoring Programme for Former Prisoners

This report presents and discusses the findings of an evaluation of an arts-based mentoring scheme that is aimed at prolonging and enhancing desistance from crime through providing former prisoners with opportunities to continue engaging with the arts after release. The evaluation focused both on the implementation and effectiveness of the ... read on →

Author Leonidas Cheliotis (London School of Economics)

Published October 2014

Artforms Creative Writing, Multi-Arts, Music, Visual Arts

Organisation Koestler Trust   Project venues Parc, Peterborough

Participant type Male and Female Adult Ex offenders

Sample size: 60

Evaluation of the Miss Spent Programme 2008

PPRG were commissioned to evaluate the Miss Spent programme from January 2006 using a multi-method research design including interviews and focus groups and documentary analysis. The evaluation considered: • the impact of the project on participants; • the contribution made to tackling offending behaviour and the causes of youth crime; ... read on →

Author Susannah Eagle (Policy and Practice Research Group, South Bank University, South Bank University)

Published

Artform Multi-Arts

Organisation Clean Break

Participant type Female Juvenile Offenders

Sample size: 26

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