Investigating the effect of oppressed theater on prisoners' good behavior and enhancing their human interaction and social responsibility.

Abstract

The functioning of the oppressed theatre in prisons which has been little addressed, so far should be investigated in a scientific and analytical manner. This is an applied research in terms of purpose, descriptive-experimental and correlational in terms of methodology. The statistical population included 135 prisoners in Yazd province, and the sample size was estimated to be 100 according to Cochran table. Statistical data was analyzed via SPSS. The results show that Oppressed Theater is effective in rehabilitation and training of prisoners.