This evidence summary looks at the impact of family offending on children's outcomes, focusing on non-imprisonment (e.g. suspended sentences, community sentences, etc).
It also explores evidence of interventions that support children of offenders that have not been imprisoned. The summary highlights that where there is parental involvement with the Criminal Justice System (CJS), it is important to address the parents' support needs, as these can significantly impact on their children, and also that contact with the CJS provides an ideal opportunity to alert the attention of welfare services to the needs of the family. It is highlighted that to date, there is little evidence around the impact on children of family involvement in the CJS (non-imprisonment), and much of the research cited is from the US or Australia.
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