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The perceived benefits of an arts project for health and wellbeing of older offenders
Wilkinson, Dean Caulfield, Laura S.
Wilkinson, Dean
Caulfield, Laura S.
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2017-03-31
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The increasing ageing prison population is becoming a pressing issue throughout the criminal justice system. Alongside the rising population, are a host of health and wellbeing issues that contribute to older offenders needs whilst in prison. It has been recommended that meaningful activities can have positive effects on this population and therefore this paper uniquely reviews older offenders accounts of taking part in an arts based project, Good Vibrations, whilst imprisoned. The Good Vibrations project engages individuals in Gamelan music making with an end of project performance. This study used independent in-depth interviews to capture the voices of older offenders who took part in an art based prison project. The interview data was analysed using thematic analysis, which highlighted themes that were consistent with other populations who have taken part in a Good Vibrations project, along with specific age relating issues of mobility, motivation, identity and wellbeing.
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Wilkinson, D. J., & Caulfield, L. S. (2017). The perceived benefits of an arts project for health and wellbeing of older offenders. Europe's journal of psychology, 13(1), 16.
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Europe's Journal of Psychology
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