Thesis
Music therapy and restorative justice: overcoming risk to fulfill the promise of urban youth
Master of Arts (M.A.), Drexel University
May 2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/D8SH47
Abstract
Children and adolescents living in poor, urban environments are often exposed higher rates of trauma, abuse, and neglect compared to their middle- and upper-class counterparts. These youth have traditionally been referred to as "at-risk" in reference to the increased risk of poor mental health, poverty, crime, and death. Alternatively, this population can be referred to as "at-promise" to acknowledge the potential for resilience and to break the cycle of poverty. This critical review of the literature focuses on the role of incarceration and poor mental health in the perpetuation of the cycle of poverty. The Restorative Justice Model is discussed as a framework for rehabilitative programs that aim to hold criminal offenders accountable for their actions, address the issues that caused them to offend in the first place, and protect and heal the community. The use of music therapy with at-promise youth is also discussed for its role in promoting safe self-expression and decreasing symptoms of depression and anxiety. Suggestions are made for the integration of music therapy practices within the Restorative Justice Model in an attempt to alleviate the cyclical impact of urban poverty on at-promise youth.
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Details
- Title
- Music therapy and restorative justice
- Creators
- Janice Ann Nieves - DU
- Contributors
- Florence Ierardi (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Arts (M.A.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- v, 79 pages
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Creative Arts Therapies; College of Nursing and Health Professions; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 8006; 991014632157904721