Not a soft option: How the arts are reimagining youth justice

Discover how creativity can help young people move away from crime in this hands-on, thought-provoking event. You’ll hear a short talk, watch two powerful short films, and take part in an interactive art workshop designed to help you see things through the eyes of young people going through arts-based justice programmes. 

This event challenges the idea that the arts are a “soft option”, and instead highlights their real power to inspire behavioural change and encourage new paths forward. Put yourself in the shoes of a young person facing justice and explore how creative approaches can support rehabilitation and positively shape young lives.

Jo Deakin, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice at The University of Manchester

Ages 15+

Anyone with an interest in crime and justice, or a wider interest in experiences of inequality and disadvantage. Teachers and other professionals working with young people. It will of also be of interest to creative practitioners who work across the sectors of the arts and social and criminal justice.