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Prison Arts Resource Project: An Annotated Bibliography

The Prison Arts Resource Project (PARP) is an annotated bibliography of evidence-based studies that evaluate the impact of arts programs in U.S. correctional settings. Each of the 59​ ​entries includes information about the arts program as well as the study research goals, methods and a summary of findings. Adult offender and juvenile offender programs are identified.  While not an exhaustive list, this collection of annotated impact studies represent publicly available evidence that can be accessed by individuals and organizations seeking to develop their own evaluation or research, or who are seeking evidence of impact for the purposes of program development and policy improvement. [p. 4]

The Prison Arts Resource Project (PARP) is an annotated bibliography of evidence-based studies that evaluate the impact of arts programs in U.S. correctional settings. [p. 4]

Report
Amanda Gardner, Ph.D.; Lori L. Hager, Ph.D.; and Grady Hillman
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Publisher Reference: 
National Endowment for the Arts
Research Abstract
Categories: 
Prisons and Rehabilitation
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May 1, 2014