Oguda, Benta G. AdhiamboVikiru, GeorgeWasanga, Christine2022-07-282022-07-282021-02Oguda, B. G. A., Vikiru, G., & Wasanga, C. (2021). Effect of Viewing Emotionally Laden Paintings on Attitudes of Male Sex Offenders. International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding, 8(2), 504-522.2364-5369http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/23876A Research Article in the International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding (IJMMU)Creative arts are overly caricatured as non-essentially flossy and unmerited luxury particularly when executed in a jail setting. However, research suggests that art-based prison programs can significantly bear upon the lives of offenders. In this paper the authors make reference to this connotation in order to investigate the potential for an art-based prison program involving repeated viewing of emotionally laden paintings to influence attitudes towards crime among male sex offenders. Towards this goal the authors used a one group pretest-posttest quasi experimental design to assess the participants’ general attitudes to offending (G scale), anticipation of re-offending (A scale), victim hurt denial(V scale) and evaluation of crime as worthwhile(E scale). Rape and defilement convicts aged 18-45 years from Nairobi West Prison participated in sessions that were facilitated three times a week during the 5 week program. A paired T- Test showed statistically significant improvements between post-test1 and pre-test (t=-3.117, p-value=0.003) and between post-test2 and pre-test (t=-2.161, p-value=0.035). Positive results were found for three attitude measures; G scale, A-scale and E-scale. The findings suggest that participation in art prison programs involving repeated viewing of emotive artwork can be an effective intervention resulting in attitude change among male sex offenders.enCreative ArtsEmotionally Laden PaintingsAttitudes of Male Sex OffendersArt-Based Prison ProgramsArticle