This illustrated report is a summary of a study funded by the EU and the Egmont Foundation from October 2009-May 2011 and is based on findings from research conducted in Denmark, Italy, Poland and Northern Ireland.
It focuses on whether services such as police and courts take children's rights into account at each stage of the criminal justice system, from arrest to release. This is achieved by looking through the eyes of the children affected, their parents, police officers, prison officers and social workers; and incudes practice examples and direct quotes. Conclusions are drawn which indicate the need for change across Europe in penal institutions, police services and elsewhere with regards to implementing more initiatives which recognise the rights and wellbeing of children with parents in prison.
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