Body- and movement-based interventions with male offenders – a narrative review. Issue 4 (2nd October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chyle, Fabian; Ostermann, Thomas; Boehm, Katja
• Is Part Of: International journal of comparative and applied criminal justice. Volume 42:Issue 4(2018)
• Page Start: 359
• Page End: 375
• Publication Date: 2018-10-02
• Subjects: Male offenders -- body- and movement-based interventions -- narrative review -- literature search -- body- and movement-based therapy; Crime -- Periodicals; Criminal justice, Administration of -- Periodicals; 364
• DOI: 10.1080/01924036.2017.1364278
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0192-4036

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Therapeutic and psychosocial accompaniment of offenders is increasingly being understood as a communal responsibility. Apart from recognised treatment batteries, an increasing amount of body- and movement-based interventions is carried out within the prison environment. Extensive literature searches were performed for this review. From a total of 2908, 23 publications were included. An increase in research interest in body- and movement-based interventions during the past 5 years was observed. Such interventions are being flexibly applied in detention contexts across western countries, transnationally. Effects of emotional nature as well as competence are being described. Body- and movement-based interventions may contribute substantially in the supervision within the prison regime and can be applied in different modalities as well as low- and high-threshold treatments. Scientific development in this field still is rudimentary and thus further research is necessary in order to provide more evidence for modification processes and efficacy from validated studies.