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 UWS Academic PortalMusic in Scottish prisonsAnderson, KirstinPublished in:Scottish Justice MattersPublished: 31/03/2014Document VersionPublisher's PDF, also known as Version of recordLink to publication on the UWS Academic PortalCitation for published version (APA):Anderson, K. (2014). Music in Scottish prisons: a new direction? Scottish Justice Matters, 2(1), 14.General rightsCopyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the UWS Academic Portal are retained by the authors and/or othercopyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated withthese rights.Take down policyIf you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact pure@uws.ac.uk providing details, and we will remove access to thework immediately and investigate your claim.Download date: 29 Jul 2020SPECIAL ISSUE  ON ARTS AND JUSTICEEdited by Sarah Armstrong and Kirsten SamsTheatre • Music • Writing  Sculpture • Film • ArchitectureALSORichard Sparks and Kirstin Anderson  on Inspiring ChangeAngela Bartie and Alistair Fraser  on the Easterhouse ProjectKath Murray  on Stop and Search in ScotlandVolume 2 | Number 1 | March 20149 772052 7950050 1ISSN 2052-79509 772052 7950050 1ISSN 2052-7950Scottish Justice Matters : March 2014 1contents Volume 2:1 March 2014 n Theme: Arts and JusticeTheme Editorial by Sarah Armstrong and Kirsten Sams 2Evaluating Arts and Justice Initiatives: Inspiring Change  by Richard Sparks And Kirstin Anderson 5Should Prison Architecture Be Brutal, Bland or Beautiful?  by Yvonne Jewkes And Dominique Moran 8The Journey: Co-Production and Performance in Criminological Research  by Lesley Mcara 11Every Person, Every Voice: An Exploration Into the Making of Devised Theatre in Prison by Jess Thorpe 13Music in Scottish Prisons: A New Direction? by Kirstin Anderson 14Questioning Audiences: Reading and Writing in Prisons by Kate Hendry 15Responsibility and the ‘Real’: Sculpture and Environmental Art (SEA) Student Placements in Criminal Justice Settings by Paul Cosgrove 17Making Women Visible: Creative Practice Within Prisons  by Kevin Harrison and Lorna Callery 19Women Only Workshops Alloa: Innovation in Community Justice and Arts for Women  by Emma Wilson 20Community Justice and Arts: Connecting People by Justina Murray 21Justice With or Justice For? by Alison Urie 23n InternationalLieux Fictifs: Art in Marseille Prison, A Process of Displacement and Change  by Caroline Caccavale 25n Current issuesTime For Change: Advocacy and Empowerment For Scotland’s High Risk Young Women by Gail Wilson 28Take Five: Five Politicians Respond to SJM’s Questions 30Public Social Partnerships: The Way Forward for Better Justice Services in Scotland?  by Rob Strachan 32Losing Count: The Missing History of Stop and Search in Scotland by Kath Murray 33Towards a New Approach to Restorative Justice in Scotland: A Short History  by Mary Munro and David Orr 35n StatisticsPrison Population Forecasts: Using the Future to Predict the Past by Sarah Armstrong 36n HistoryThe Easterhouse Project: Youth, Social Justice and The Arts in Glasgow, 1968-1970  by Angela Bartie And Alistair Fraser 38n InterviewFounder of Evolved Arts, Wullie Sinclair talking to Nancy Loucks 39A Day In The Life Of … A Potential Juror by Andrew Tickell 42Book Reviews 43Scottish Justice Brief 45Scottish Justice Matters is available on the HP MagCloud service. 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It works to stimulate well informed debate and to promote discussion and analysis of new ideas: it seeks a rational, humane, constructive and rights-based approach to questions of justice and crime in Scotland.Editorial Board Niall Campbell, Hazel Croall, Nancy Loucks, Alan Mairs, Mary Munro, Alec Spencer,  Alan Staff, Cyrus TataManaging editor: Mary MunroConsulting editor: Hazel CroallThematic editors for this edition: Sarah Armstrong and Kirsten SamsAdministrator: Helen RolphIf you would like to contribute to SJM or have a proposal for content, please contact  editor@scottishjusticematters.comWebsite: www.scottishjusticematters.com Twitter: @SJMJournal Magcloud: www.magcloud.comSJM is free to read digitally but relies on grants, advertising and donations.  To make a donation please go to:  www.scottishjusticematters.comEmail us at: info@scottishjusticematters.comCopyright: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 UK: Scotland license. Before using any of the contents, visit:http://wiki.creativecommons.org/UK:_ScotlandDisclaimer: Publication of opinion in SJM does not imply endorsement by the SCCCJ. So far as we are aware, people used in the images have consented to such use.ISSN 2052-7950 (Print)ISSN 2052-7969 (Online)Scottish Consortium on Crime and Criminal Justice is a registered charity [SC029241]14 Scottish Justice Matters : March 2014ONCE VIEWED as a ‘harmless’ activity for prisoners to pass the time, the role of music in prisons is now recognised as a practice whereby prisoners can engage in stimulating, creative project-based initiatives where they can develop various skills that often act as a catalyst for personal change (Clements 2004, p. 170; Van de Wall 1936, p. 142). Music is used in Scottish prisons in a variety of ways and in different spaces. Formal classes in music are offered in many Scottish prisons through the Learning Centres and can include group and individual and group lessons in playing instruments (mostly percussion and string instruments), using music composition programmes (i.e. Garageband) and singing and listening to music. In addition to the Learning Centre, music can also be played in other spaces such as the Links Centre and in prisoner’s individual cells (Anderson 2011). Miles and Clarke (2006, p. 5) found that “arts interventions in prisons and resettlement are particularly good at fostering the kinds of personal and social resources that open avenues to further learning and underpin attitudinal and behavioural change”. Playing music in a group is an activity that takes trust, communication and a sense of humour, giving prisoners the opportunity to interact socially (Digard, Grafin von Sponeck and Liebling, 2007). The experience of participating in a music project is not only a potentially enriching one, but it can also present a vital opportunity for prisoners to develop social and personal skills that they can use in other areas of their lives in prison and once they are released. Further work MUSIC IN SCOTTISH PRISONS: A NEW DIRECTION?Kirstin Andersonis needed to explore how music can play a role in the development of relationships between prisoners and prison staff (and prisoners and their families) and act as a catalyst for developing a more positive prison environment.A small-scale survey carried out with Learning Centre managers in Scottish prisons in 2008 showed that every prison in Scotland has offered some type of musical activity for prisoners at some point since their inception (Anderson 2011). There are two ways in which organised music activity or programmes can be found in Scottish prisons currently: 1) music is offered as part of the education curriculum by a contracted education provider or 2) the prison service hires outside organisations, mostly charitable or independent groups, to come into the prison to provide music projects for a specific amount of time. Contracted education providers have also hired outside organisations to run programmes in conjunction with their own programme delivery. Two of the most striking findings to come out of this work are that most music tutors who work in prisons have no formal training and development to support such work in a specific closed environment, and further, that there is no support network in place for this unique group of music tutors and practitioners to collaborate and develop new skills together, challenges that are still present in 2014. Additionally, there is still a lost opportunity for collaboration between music tutors based within the prison education centres (or Learning Centres as they are called in Scotland) and outside practitioners and organisations. Vox Liminis, a new organisation founded by Alison Urie in 2013, is making strides towards collaboration with New College Lanarkshire (which provides education in half of Scotland’s prisons) and the Scottish Prison Service (more on p.23). SPS has recently outlined its vision for substantial organisational change, and the work of Vox Liminis is an example of the type of innovative projects which will be necessary to support this change and enhance Scotland’s reputation for innovative opportunities for prisoners and prison staff through arts engagement. Anderson, K. (2011) Unpublished Thesis, Music Education and Experience in Scottish Prisons.Digard, L., Grafin von Sponeck, A. and Liebling, A. (2007) ‘All Together Now: The therapeutic potential of a prison-based music programme’, Prison Service Journal, 170, pp. 3-14.Clements, P. (2004) ‘The Rehabilitative Role of Arts Education in Prison: Accommodation or Enlightenment?’ International Journal of Art & Design Education. 23 (2), pp. 169-178.Miles, A. and Clark, R. (2006) The Arts in Criminal Justice: A Study of Research Feasibility. Manchester: Centre for Research on Socio Cultural Change.Van de Wall, W. (1936) Music in Institutions. New York: Russel Sage Foundation.Vox Liminis www.voxliminis.co.ukKirstin Anderson is a researcher with the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research. Her focus is on arts in prisons, and training and development for staff, teachers and arts practitioners working in prisons.ARTS AND JUSTICE IN PRACTICE: PRISONSParticipants, Inspiring Change, National Youth Choir of Scotland, HMP YOI PolmontWe believe in the power of the  arts to change and enrich our livesRead Scotland’s multi award winning creative arts  magazine by prisoners for prisoners.ONLINE Visit us on-line at www.stirmagazine.org we look forward to hearing your views!CONTACT STIR@nclan.ac.uk for a copy of the latest issue.www.stirmagazine.org

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