The debate on what can be effectively done to reduce crime, protect members of the
public and lower recidivist rates continues in many quarters. As a result there are
now several behaviour programmes delivered by the Home Office. In this article I
intend to discuss psychodrama as a treatment approach that has been used for the
past 20 years at H.M.P. Grendon Underwood and how its application can change the
disruptive internal worlds of those who offend.
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