This article, from Kris Christmann (part of the COPING research team) focuses on the impact of police practice and specifically arrest, on the wellbeing of children whose parents and loved ones are involved in the CJS. There are examples of, and discussions around, positive and negative experiences of children who's parents had been arrested including being spared the witness of handcuffing, immediate child care decisions and home searches.
Download a photocopy of the article below.