Art Therapy in Australian Prisons: A Research Agenda

Art therapy in prisons remains widely under-researched in Australia and beyond and represents a major gap in the literature. Despite evidence that art therapy can be a tool for social change, to date, there are no recorded studies in Australia which have investigated the therapeutic benefits of art...

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Authors: Tucker, Sarah (Author) ; Luetz, Johannes (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Year: 2025, Volume: 69, Issue: 1, Pages: 119-144
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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