SUMMARY
Youth justice is an important public health issue. There is
growing recognition of the need to adopt effective, evidence-based
strategies for working with young offenders.
Music interventions may be particularly well suited to
addressing risk factors in young people and reducing
juvenile crime. This systematic review of international
research seeks to contribute to the evidence base on
the impact of music making on the health, well-being
and behaviour of young offenders and those considered
at risk of offending. It examines outcomes of music
making identified in quantitative research and discusses
theories from qualitative research that might help to
understand the impact of music making in youth justice
setting