Juvenile Corrections Outreach: Grant Writing
This guide was created for a 2011 course and has not been updated since.
Note: The IC Library has more resources on the therapeutic value of the arts than on how this might be used in outreach to a corrections facility. Therefore I recommend you also run some of these Subject searches in WorldCat via FirstSearch , a union catalog of libraries across the country and around the world (be sure to limit your search to "books" or "visual materials" at the bottom to make retrievals more manageable). The record for each item you find there will have an ILL (Interlibrary loan) link at the top, which will lead to the IC Library service.
Arts in prisons
Arts--Therapeutic use
Prison theater--United States
Drama--Therapeutic use
Psychodrama
Theater--Psychological aspects
Imprisonment--Psychological aspects
Movement therapy
Dance therapy
Dance--Psychological aspects
Dance--Study and teaching
Music in prisons [nothing in IC collection--will retrieve a few items in WorldCat database]
Music therapy
Music therapy--Case studies
Music therapy for teenagers
Prisoners' writings, American
Prisoners' writings, American--History and criticism
Creative writing--Therapeutic use
Autobiography--Therapeutic use
Diaries--Therapeutic use
Narrative therapy
Rhetoric and psychology
English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching--Psychological aspects
Note: The Library of Congress Subject Headings used by libraries has retained the terms Juvenile Delinquents/Delinquency, even if ithey sound a bit dated in connection with youth crime of the 21st century. Some of the databases--see below--have substituted the term Juvenile Offenders.
Juvenile delinquency
Juvenile delinquents
Juvenile delinquents--Education
Juvenile delinquents--Education--United States
Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation
Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation--United States
Problem youth--Education
Problem youth--Rehabilitation--United States
Juvenile corrections--United States
Juvenile corrections--United States--Evaluation
Juvenile detention homes
Juvenile detention homes--United States
Juvenile detention--United States
Juvenile justice, Administration of United States
Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States--History
Criminals--Rehabilitation
Criminals--Rehabilitation --United States
Arts in prisons
Arts--Therapeutic use
Prison theater--United States
Drama--Therapeutic use
Psychodrama
Theater--Psychological aspects
Imprisonment--Psychological aspects
Movement therapy
Dance therapy
Dance--Psychological aspects
Dance--Study and teaching
Music in prisons [nothing in IC collection--will retrieve a few items in WorldCat database]
Music therapy
Music therapy--Case studies
Music therapy for teenagers
Prisoners' writings, American
Prisoners' writings, American--History and criticism
Creative writing--Therapeutic use
Autobiography--Therapeutic use
Diaries--Therapeutic use
Narrative therapy
Rhetoric and psychology
English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching--Psychological aspects
Note: The Library of Congress Subject Headings used by libraries has retained the terms Juvenile Delinquents/Delinquency, even if ithey sound a bit dated in connection with youth crime of the 21st century. Some of the databases--see below--have substituted the term Juvenile Offenders.
Juvenile delinquency
Juvenile delinquents
Juvenile delinquents--Education
Juvenile delinquents--Education--United States
Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation
Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation--United States
Problem youth--Education
Problem youth--Rehabilitation--United States
Juvenile corrections--United States
Juvenile corrections--United States--Evaluation
Juvenile detention homes
Juvenile detention homes--United States
Juvenile detention--United States
Juvenile justice, Administration of United States
Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States--History
Criminals--Rehabilitation
Criminals--Rehabilitation --United States
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A good initial strategy in this database is to search a likely topic in the Subject Terms and when you find it “explode” the term by double clicking it--this brings up a list of related Subject terms. You can check as many terms as you like before "adding" them to your search by AND-ing or OR-ing them together. In addition to Juvenile Detention and Juvenile Detention Homes, and Juvenile Delinquents--Education, you will find Prison Theater and Arts in Prison.
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Education uses its own Subject Headings, so a useful first stop is the ERIC "Thesaurus" (above the search slots) to see what Subject searches will work here. This is also a helpful exercise in that once you have found the appropriate Subject Heading you can "explode" it (double click) and generate a list of related Subject Headings.
On the topic of educational programs for prisoners the single best search to begin with might be Correctional Education as a descriptor combined with Delinquency as a descriptor (by itself, Correctional Education includes adult prison populations, so Delinquency is needed). You might also run a broader search on Correctional Education as a descriptor in combination with Correctional Instiutions as a descriptor. This will include adult prison populations, but since that is a much larger group, you may find ideas there for innovative programs that could be transferred to juvenile detention institutions.
On the topic of theater programs in prison combine two Subject searches: Correctional Institutions or Institutionalized Persons + Drama or Theater.
General OneFile : On the topic of educational programs for prisoners the single best search to begin with might be Correctional Education as a descriptor combined with Delinquency as a descriptor (by itself, Correctional Education includes adult prison populations, so Delinquency is needed). You might also run a broader search on Correctional Education as a descriptor in combination with Correctional Instiutions as a descriptor. This will include adult prison populations, but since that is a much larger group, you may find ideas there for innovative programs that could be transferred to juvenile detention institutions.
On the topic of theater programs in prison combine two Subject searches: Correctional Institutions or Institutionalized Persons + Drama or Theater.
Our most user friendly database, Take advantage of the default Subject search. Among the Subject headings available here are Juvenile Detention Homes, Juvenile Corrections, and most promisingly Juvenile Offenders. For each of these click "View Subdivisions" where you'll find links to subheadings. For example, under Juvenile Offenders look at the articles under the subheadings Education, Care & Treatment, Services, and Training. If there isn't an exact enough subdivision offered, open all the articles and in the upper left use the "Refine results" slot for a keyword search.
ProQuest Research Library :
A comprehensive database with a lot of full text. At the search screen open the "More Sarch Options" tab on the lower left. Note that you can "Look Up Subjects" to the right of the Subject slot. Among those available here are Juvenile Offenders, which you could combine with other subjects such as Education. Also try Prisoners and Theater. And note that Proquest will suggest related Subject searches at the the top of your retrievals.
LexisNexis Academic News:
Our best national, international, and local newspaper coverage--100% full text. Don't settle for the default "Easy Search"--choose "News" at the lower left and then "All News." Then change the default "Everywhere" search to "Headline & Lead" (otherwise a keyword searche of full text will retrieve too many irrelevant hits). Select a date range of Previous 5 years and try: Offender! and (Young or Juvenile) and Education (the exclamation mark is the truncation symbol in this database, so that Offender! retrieves both Offender and Offenders. You can of course play with the keywords, but this search will start you off with a substantial article set, some of which discuss local programs. For a more targeted retrieval, try: theat! and (prison! or detention) and (therapy or rehabilitation)
Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP): A Michigan group that's been working with prisoners in the arts, including theater, for twenty years. Not a great deal of content here, but some and with contact information.
Alabama Prison Arts + Education Program: Again, not a lot of content here, but it provides a model for how a college (Auburn University) and correctional facilities might work together--along with contact info for further research.
Prison Performing Arts Program: A St. Louis Group that works with adult and youth offenders.
Building a Prison Arts Program: Through the Eyes of the Facilitator: A masters thesis at the University of Oregon Libraries, available here full text online. Note: the main text--42 pages--is in the file titled "Final Master's project."
A Day in the life of a Prison Theatre Program: A fairly recent 27-page account. This is an article from the Library's Project Muse database, so log-in required.
Arts Programs for Juvenile Offenders in Detention: From the late 90's, but this still seems a good overview for these kinds of programs.
Juvenile Offenders Sentenced to Shakespeare: Article about a current
program in Massachusetts.
Stanford Program for Dance in Prison: Article about Janice Ross, a Standford professor who has been teaching a dance course for the past decade ivolving outreach to juvenile offenders. And here's a 47 minute video of her lecture: "Doing Time: Dance in Prison."
Dance is part of rehabilitation at Philippine prison: a New York Times article on the global capital of prison dance--the Philipines. (You'll find many images and videos on the Web.)
Pongo Teen Writing Project: "A volunteer, nonprofit program for teens who are on the streets, in jail, or in other ways leading difficult lives." In particular, check out the "Teaching Resources" and "Project Journal."
"Notes from a College Prison Program": The emphasis here is on writing,
as also in "Writing Our Stories: An Anti-Violence Creative Writing Program" aimed at young offenders. Also see "Composition and a Prison Community of Writers."
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The Right to Education in Juvenile Detention under State Constitutions: A monograph that provides some historical context.
Collaborate to Educate: Special Education in Juvenile Correctional Facilities: from the National Center on Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice, a paper focusing on special needs juvenile offenders.
Juvenile Detention Association of New York State: despite some broken links, worth looking at the resources here.
Juvenile Justice Reform Passes Senate: article on a reform bill passed just this summer in the New York State Senate. Note the emphasis on vocational skiills training.
New York City Department of Juvenile Justice: Some interesting standards set out under "Detention Services" on the left.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: from the U.S. Department of Justice, take a look at the information under the "Residential" tab at the top.
Alabama Prison Arts + Education Program: Again, not a lot of content here, but it provides a model for how a college (Auburn University) and correctional facilities might work together--along with contact info for further research.
Prison Performing Arts Program: A St. Louis Group that works with adult and youth offenders.
Building a Prison Arts Program: Through the Eyes of the Facilitator: A masters thesis at the University of Oregon Libraries, available here full text online. Note: the main text--42 pages--is in the file titled "Final Master's project."
A Day in the life of a Prison Theatre Program: A fairly recent 27-page account. This is an article from the Library's Project Muse database, so log-in required.
Arts Programs for Juvenile Offenders in Detention: From the late 90's, but this still seems a good overview for these kinds of programs.
Juvenile Offenders Sentenced to Shakespeare: Article about a current
program in Massachusetts.
Stanford Program for Dance in Prison: Article about Janice Ross, a Standford professor who has been teaching a dance course for the past decade ivolving outreach to juvenile offenders. And here's a 47 minute video of her lecture: "Doing Time: Dance in Prison."
Dance is part of rehabilitation at Philippine prison: a New York Times article on the global capital of prison dance--the Philipines. (You'll find many images and videos on the Web.)
Pongo Teen Writing Project: "A volunteer, nonprofit program for teens who are on the streets, in jail, or in other ways leading difficult lives." In particular, check out the "Teaching Resources" and "Project Journal."
"Notes from a College Prison Program": The emphasis here is on writing,
as also in "Writing Our Stories: An Anti-Violence Creative Writing Program" aimed at young offenders. Also see "Composition and a Prison Community of Writers."
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The Right to Education in Juvenile Detention under State Constitutions: A monograph that provides some historical context.
Collaborate to Educate: Special Education in Juvenile Correctional Facilities: from the National Center on Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice, a paper focusing on special needs juvenile offenders.
Juvenile Detention Association of New York State: despite some broken links, worth looking at the resources here.
Juvenile Justice Reform Passes Senate: article on a reform bill passed just this summer in the New York State Senate. Note the emphasis on vocational skiills training.
New York City Department of Juvenile Justice: Some interesting standards set out under "Detention Services" on the left.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: from the U.S. Department of Justice, take a look at the information under the "Residential" tab at the top.
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