Critical criminologist, Shadd Maruna (2001), argues that self-agency through promotion of "redemption scripts" is central to promoting desistance from crime. The redemption script
includes three important elements: assertion of a good "core self"; a sense of control over and hope for the future; and the desire and effort to give something back to future generations. The visual arts used intentionally in the context of incarceration can scaffold redemption scripts because the visual arts address the affective domain and promote agency and self-authorship.
Project Zero researcher Shari Tishman offers “slow looking" — the practice of observing detail over time to move beyond a first impression and create a more immersive experience with a text,
an idea, a piece of art, or any other kind of
object. My “slow looking” rubric, designed as a performance of understanding, features three dimensions for understanding: 1) Inquiry: posing open-ended questions without either right or
wrong answers; 2) Access: appealing to a
wide range of learners; and 3) Reflection:
providing opportunities for thinking about one's own thinking.