"small voice" phrase meaning: an inner voice that judges your behaviour; conscience

ARTS WITHIN THE YOUTH JUSTICE SYSTEM WORKS

An Introduction to Working with the Arts in the Youth Justice System
by Angus Mclewin & Pauline Gladstone, 2002

"Participation in arts activities can offer a young person a different perspective on life. For many young offenders, this may be their first experience of a creative and supportive environment. The experience of writing and performing a piece of music or creating a film within a collaborative group can offer its own personal rewards, offering new and constructive ways of channelling energies.
The concept of "art for art's sake" is not mutually exclusive, however, with the notion of intervention to achieve specific youth justice objectives. Through engaging in the arts young people can make sense of difficult and complex human experiences and, by gaining greater self-awareness and a change in attitudes and behaviours, lead to a reconnection with mainstream education, training and work."

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