Further Reading

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Tools and Games
Prison Theatre
General
Criminal Justice
Women and Imprisonment
Biography/Autobiography
Therapy
Documentaries

Tools and Games

Baim, C. & Brookes, S. & Mountford, A. (2002) The Geese Theatre Handbook: Drama with Offenders and People at Risk Waterside Press
Bergman, J. and Hewish, S. (2003) Challenging Experience: An Experiential Approach to the Treatment of Serious Offenders Oklahoma City: Wood 'n' Barnes
Bernardi, P. (1992) Improvisation Starters Betterway Books
Boal, A. (1995) Rainbow of Desire London: Routledge
Boal, A. (1992) Games for Actors and Non-Actors London: Routledge
Brandes, D. & Phillips, H. (1979) The Gamester's Handbook Hutchinson
Fine, N. & Macbeth, F. (1992) Playing with Fire Youth Work Press
Johnston, C. (2010) Drama Games for Those Who Like to Say No Nick Hern
Johnston, C. (1998) House of Games Nick Hern
Johnstone, K. (1981) Impro London: Methuen
Poulter, C. (1987) Playing the Game 1 & 2 Macmillan
Rohd, M. (1998) Hope is Vital - Theatre for Community, Conflict & Dialogue Portsmouth NH: Heinemann

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Prison Theatre

Balfour, M. (ed) (2004) Theatre in Prison - Theory and Practice Bristol: Intellect Books
Fraden, R (2000) Imagining Medea: Rhodessa Jones and Theater for Incarcerated Women The University of North Carolina Press
Gladstone, P. & McLewin, A. (2000) Arts on the Out - The On Road Guide to Arts Opportunities for Ex-Offenders Canterbury: The Unit for the Arts and Offenders Publications
Kershaw, B. (1998) Pathologies of Hope in Drama and Theatre. Research In Drama Education Vol. 3, No. 1
Peaker, A. (2000) Handbook for Artists - A Practical Guide to Working in Prisons Canterbury: The Unit for the Arts and Offenders Publications
Scott Douglass, A. (2007) Shakespeare Inside: The Bard Behind Bars Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Tannenbaum, J. (2000) Disguised as Poem - My Years Teaching Poetry at San Quentin University Press Boston
Thompson, J. (1998) Theatre and Offender Rehabilitation: Observations from the USA Research In Drama Education. Vol. 3, No. 2
Thompson, J. (2000) Critical Citizenship: Boal, Brazil and Theatre in Prisons Annual Review of Critical Psychology 2000
Thompson, J. (1999) Drama Workshops for Anger Management and Offending Behaviour London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Thompson, J. (ed) (1998) Prison Theatre: Perspectives and Practices London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Trounstine, J (2004) Shakespeare Behind Bars: One Teacher's Story of the Power of Drama in a Women's Prison The University of Michigan Press
Williams, Rachel Marie-Crane (ed) (2003) Teaching the Arts Behind Bars Northeastern University Press Boston

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General

Boal, A. (1999) Legislative Theatre Routledge
Boal, A. (1972) Theatre of the Oppressed London: Pluto Press
Cohen-Cruz, J. & Schutzman, M. (1994) Playing Boal: Theatre, Therapy, Activism London: Routledge
Department of Culture, Media and Sport (1999) Policy Action Team 10: A Report to the Social Exclusion Unit: Arts and Sport
Goldstein, A. (1999) The Prepare Curriculum - Teaching Prosocial Competencies Research Press, Illinois, USA
Jackson, A. (ed) (1994) Theatre in Education London: Routledge
Jennings, S. (1986) Creative Drama in Groupwork Winslow Press
Johnston, C (2006) The Improvisation Game Nick Hern Books
Kershaw, B. (1999) The Radical in Performance London: Routledge
Kuziakina, N. (1995) Theatre in the Solovki Prison Camp Harwood Academic Publishers
MacDougall, J. & Yoder, P. S. (1998) Contaminating Theatre: Intersections of Theatre, Therapy and Public Health Northwestern University Press
Matarasso, F. (1997) Use or Ornament? The Social Impact of Participation in the Arts Comedia
Meadows, M. (2010) Insider Art A & C Black
O'Toole, J. (1992) The Process of Drama London: Routledge
Oddey, A. (1994) Devising Theatre London: Routledge
Read, A. (1993) Theatre and Everyday Life London: Routledge
Somers, J. (ed) (1996) Drama & Theatre in Education: Contemporary Research North York, Ont.: Captus Press
Taylor, P. ed (1996) Researching Drama & Arts Education: Paradigms & Possibilities London: Falmer Press
Winston, J. (1998) Drama, Narrative and Moral Education London: Falmer Press

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Criminal Justice

Christie, N. (1994) Crime Control as Industry London: Routledge
Curran & Renzetti (eds) (1994) Theories of Crime Allyn and Bacon
Downes, D. & Rock, P. (1988) Understanding Deviance Clarendon
Foucault, M. (1977) Discipline and Punish London: Penguin
Garland, D. (1990) Punishment and Modern Society Oxford: Clarendon
Graef, R. (1993) Living Dangerously. Young Offenders in their Own Words Harper Collins
Hollin, C. (1990) Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions with Young Offenders Pergamon Press
Matthews & Young, J. (eds) (1989) Confronting Crime Sage Publishers
Mawby & Gill (1987) Crime Victims Tavistock
McGuire, J. & Priestley, P. (1985) Offending Behaviour: Skills & Strategems for Going Straight Batsford
Merrington, S. (1998) A Guide to Setting Up and Evaluating Programmes for Young Offenders ISTD Press
Morrison, B. (1998) As If Granta
Priestley, P. (1999) Victorian Prison Lives: English Prison Biography 1830-1914 Pimlico
Scraton, P. Sim, J. & Skidmore, P. (1991) Prisons Under Protest Open University Press
Stern, V. (1987) Bricks of Shame London: Penguin
Stern, V. (1998) A Sin Against the Future: Imprisonment and the World London: Penguin
Walker, N. (1991) Why Punish? Oxford University Press
Whitfield, D. (ed) (1991) The State of the Prisons London: Routledge

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Women and Imprisonment

Carlen, P. (ed) (1985) Criminal Women Polity Press
Kennedy, H. Eve Was Framed
Lamb, W. & the Women of York Correctional (2003) Couldn't Keep it to Myself ReganBooks
Padel, U. & Stevenson, P. (1988) Insiders: Women's Experience of Prison Virago
Worrall, A. (1990) Offending Women London: Routledge

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Biography/Autobiography

Boyle, J. (1977) A Sense of Freedom London: Penguin
Krishnamma, S.R. (1992) The Ballad of Lazy l.
Leech, M. (1992) A Product of the System Gollancz
Wilde, O. The Ballad of Reading Gaol

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Therapy

Carrell & Laing (1992) The Special Unit, Barlinnee Prison: Its Evolution Through its Art Third Eye
Cox, M. (ed) (1992) Shakespeare Comes to Broadmoor London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Jennings & Minde (1992) Art therapy and Dramatherapy: Masks of the Soul London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Jones, P. (1996) Drama as Therapy: Theatre as Living London: Routledge
Karp & Holmes (ed) (1991) Psychodrama: Inspiration and Technique London: Routledge
Landy, R. (1993) Persona & Performance London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Liebmann, M. (1996) Arts Approaches to Conflict London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Moore, P. (1997) Therapy for Groups Arena
Rose, S. (1998) Group Therapy with Troubled Youth London: Sage Publications

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Documentaries

Rogerson, H . & Spitzmiller, J. (2006) Shakespeare Behind Bars Philomath Films

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