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institution1980–present

Geese

Disciplines:
theater
sociology/prison rehabilitation
psychotherapy/therapeutic intervention

Summary

British prison rehabilitation organization that uses theater and role-play to help prisoners examine and change offending behavior — operating in prisons across the UK and internationally.

Core Contribution

Developed the most effective theater-based rehabilitation model for prisoners — using dramatic role-play to help offenders examine their behavior and develop empathy — with evidence of reduced reoffending rates.

Historical Influences

Augusto Boal

Intellectual Lineage

Theater in EducationPrison Reform MovementTherapeutic Drama

Contemporaries & Peers

Theatre for a ChangeClean Break

Minds Influenced

Prison rehabilitation programs globally

Intellectual Posterity

Theater-based prison rehabilitation

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