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All research and evidence on NICCO is reviewed using a Quality Assessment Tool (QAT) developed by the University of Huddersfield and Barnardo's.

Research and evidence is assessed in four key areas: Methodological Quality, Child-Centredness, Relevance to Policy and Strategy, and Relevance to Practice with offender's children. This ensures that items on the NICCO website are as useful as possible to academics, practitioners, commissioners and other professionals. For more information about the development of the QAT or to review research in order to list it on NICCO, please see the QAT webpage where you can download the Tool, Guidebook and a short step-by-step 'How To' document. Please contact us to submit quality assessed research on to NICCO.

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109. Contact Between Incarcerated Mothers and Their Children

You will need to become a member of Taylor & Francis Online Journals to access the full article. Although written about US research, the findings can be used by professionals anywhere. This peer-reviewed study looks at the relationship between contact and parenting stress of 357 mothers in a maximum-security prison by using the parenting stress index for incarcerated women (PSI-IW; Houck & Loper, 2002). The study examined contact before imprisonment, the frequency of telephone,...

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110. Effects of parental incarceration on children: cross-national comparative studies

This thorough book presents the results from four recent large-scale studies undertaken with thousands of children in England, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United States. Drawing from a systematic meta-analysis of 50 studies, the authors provide a detailed picture of the impact of parental incarceration on child development. Areas of study include the effects on children of their parents' arrest, trial, sentence and return home, as well as attachment, reduced quality of child care,...

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111. Showcasing Women Centred solutions

This report, aimed predominately at commissioners and decision makers but accessible to any professional, looks at the need for and benefits of Women Centred Working. Going through the principles on which Women Centred Working is based the report looks at: - the safe, supportive, community based and accessible nature of the approach - holistic, tailored and multi agency ways of working - the concepts of empowerment and co-production - the nature of effectiveness, outcomes focused and...

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112. The Long-Term Effects of Paternal Imprisonment on Criminal Trajectories of Children

You will need a log in to Sage Journals to view this study. This peer-reviewed study investigates the effects of fathers' imprisonment on the criminal convictions of their children (aged 18 to 30). The study uses data taken from various studies and European countires, and the authors demonstrate an association between fathers' imprisonment and child convictions, especially when fathers are imprisoned when the child is between 0 and 12 years old. When fathers' criminal history...

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113. Children's experiences of contact with imprisoned parents: A comparison between four European countries

This report presents findings from in-depth interviews with families affected by parental imprisonment in four European countries (the UK, Germany, Romania, and Sweden). The aims of the research were: - to explore whether the practical and financial barriers to contact in Europe are similar to those identified in North America; - to expand upon existing knowledge about children's experiences of visiting prison by offering comparisons between European countries; - to consider the extent...

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114. Transforming Lives reducing women's imprisonment

This report looks in-depth at the criminal justice system's response to women, using information gathered by 139 Soroptimists clubs across the UK. It presents a mixed picture, profiling some excellent local initiatives whilst mapping overall patchy provision of services for vulnerable women. The report makes recommendations relating to female offenders' children, including: local strategies should take into account the needs of dependent children and the consequences for children...

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