Abstract The South African Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has a constitutional
mandate to provide rehabilitation programs that address offenders' criminal conducts. The …

Despite the ubiquity of theatre projects in prisons there has been little (published) discussion
of the application of theatre to the theories of criminology or rehabilitation of offenders, and …

The paper provides a review of some of the terminologies and definitions of applied theatre,
critiques the 'transformative principle'argued for by some applied researchers, and extends …

Background A drama‐based programme, called 'Insult to Injury', was designed to explore
the processes of anger, aggression and violence. The aim of the programme was to enable …

This book is an examination of sample companies that produce theatre with and for prison
inmates. It is a careful compilation of comprehensive case studies of three such producing …

In Germany, prisoners have a constitutional right to rehabilitation (“resocialization”). In the
Lebach judgment of 1973, a landmark ruling that served as the basis for the 1976 Prison Act …

INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background 1.2 Report aims and structure CONTEXT-POLICY AND
DELIVERY FRAMEWORKS 1.3 Programme delivery and key drivers 1.3. 1 What works in …

One of the biggest challenges facing the South African prison system today is the
phenomenon of recidivism (repeat offences). In ninety four percent of all cases offenders re …

Every human being deserves to have their rights respected all the times. Not only does the
correctional system have the responsibility to rehabilitate offenders before they are released …

In the context of consistently poor provision of state maternity services to impoverished
women in western Kenya over many decades, this article discusses the use of arts in …