Alternative Offender Rehabilitation and Social Justice Arts and Phys

This book demonstrates that alternative approaches to criminal rehabilitation succeed in developing pro-social attitudes and in improving mental, physical and spiritual health for youth and adults in prison and community settings. The use of mindfulness i

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Alternative Offender Rehabilitation and Social Justice Arts and Physical Engagement in Criminal Justice and Community Settings Edited by Janelle Joseph University of Toronto, Canada

and Wesley Crichlow University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada

Introduction, selection and editorial matter © Janelle Joseph and Wesley Crichlow 2015 Individual chapters © Respective authors 2015 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-55325-9 DOI 10.1057/9781137476821

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Contents Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction: Towards Arts and Physical Activity as Mindful Alternative Rehabilitation Wesley Crichlow and Janelle Joseph

Part 1 – Mindfulness Programming 1

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Meditation Practices and the Reduction of Aggression and Violence: Towards a Gender-Sensitive, Humanitarian, Healing-Based Intervention Gwen Hunnicutt and Daniel Rhodes “I Feel Mad Light”: Sharing Mindfulness-Based Strategies with Troubled Youth Carla Barrett

Part 2 – Physical Engagement Programs 3

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Physical Culture and Alternative Rehabilitation: Qualitative Insights from a Martial Arts Intervention Program Janelle Joseph Prison Yoga as a Correctional Alternative?: Physical Culture, Rehabilitation, and Social Control in Canadian Prisons Mark Norman Moving Beyond “Just Fun and Games”: The Process and Outcomes of Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy Programming for Institutionali