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Dreaming Inside: An evaluation of a creative writing program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men in prison
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology ( IF 2.617 ) Pub Date : 2020-02-26 , DOI: 10.1177/0004865820905894
Natalia Hanley 1 , Elena Marchetti 2
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Arts-based prison programs are often viewed as hobbies or as activities that have little impact on prisoner rehabilitation according to conventional understandings of the term. This is despite growing evidence that arts-based programs can assist with learning retention and can improve self-confidence and ways of coping with emotions. Generally, arts practices have been found to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have grown up or live in urban areas with asserting and strengthening their cultural identity, but we know little about the effects of arts-based prison programs on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoner wellbeing. This article focuses on a creative writing program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners at Junee Correctional Centre, New South Wales. The program, Dreaming Inside, has produced seven volumes of poetry and stories. This article combines and reports findings from two evaluations of the program, one using program feedback forms and the other using semi-structured interviews with prisoners who participated in the program. The themes that emerged from both evaluations affirm the program’s efficacy in improving prisoner self-esteem, confidence and wellbeing, and in reigniting and strengthening cultural engagement.

中文翻译:

Dreaming Inside:对监狱中土著和托雷斯海峡岛民男子创意写作计划的评估

根据对该术语的传统理解,以艺术为基础的监狱计划通常被视为对囚犯康复几乎没有影响的爱好或活动。尽管越来越多的证据表明,以艺术为基础的课程可以帮助保持学习,并可以提高自信心和应对情绪的方式。一般来说,艺术实践被发现有助于在城市地区长大或生活的土著和托雷斯海峡岛民维护和加强他们的文化认同,但我们对以艺术为基础的监狱计划对土著和托雷斯海峡的影响知之甚少岛民囚犯福利。本文重点介绍新南威尔士州朱尼惩教中心的土著和托雷斯海峡岛民囚犯的创意写作计划。该计划,梦想在里面,创作了七卷诗歌和故事。本文结合并报告了该计划的两项评估结果,一项使用计划反馈表,另一项使用与参与该计划的囚犯的半结构化访谈。两项评估中出现的主题肯定了该计划在提高囚犯自尊、信心和幸福感以及重新点燃和加强文化参与方面的功效。
更新日期:2020-02-26
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