Directory of Research

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.

Click on the icons to see a full list of items which have been awarded a standard icon or icon+ (for items which have scored particularly highly) in each key area:

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115. In the Shadow of Prison: Families, Imprisonment, and Criminal Justice
This book contains an introduction to the relationship between families, prisons and penal policy. It explores debates in relation to prisoners and their families, and introduces relevant theoretical approaches. The book is interdisciplinary and incorporates perspectives drawn from criminology, sociology, social work and law. The book includes: - a current exploration of key aspects of the consequences of imprisonment for prisoners and their families - an assessment of the role of current...
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116. The evaluation of the Community Support for Offenders' Families service
This is an evaluation of Barnardo's Community Support for Offenders' Families (CSOF) service. The evaluation looks at the pilot stage of three CSOF services, based in Bristol, the Isle of Wight and South Wales. The services worked with local agencies in each area, to raise awareness of the needs of families affected by parental imprisonment and offending and develop practice and a strategic response. In addition the services also provided direct support to families. The evaluation...
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117. Evaluation of the Barnardo's i-HOP Service, September 2013 - August 2014
This is an evaluation of the progress made by the Barnardo's i-HOP service in supporting all professionals who work with the children and families of offenders. The evaluation covers a year of the service, from the launch of the website and helpdesk in September 2013 to August 2014. The document inlcudes an executive summary, introduction, methodology and sections covering the helpdesk, website and engagement aspects of the Barnardo's i-HOP service. The evaluation utilises service...

118. Specialized Versus Versatile Intergenerational Transmission of Violence: A New Approach to Studying Intergenerational Transmission from Violent Versus Non-Violent Fathers: Latent Class Analysis
You need access to Springer Link to download the full article or you can buy or rent it. This peer-reviewed research paper utilises the Cambridge Study of Delinquency and Latent Class Analysis to show that children who have violent criminal fathers are more likely to become offenders themselves than those with fathers who were criminals but not violent. Read about Specialized Vs Versatile Intergenerational Transmission of Violence below:
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119. Official Bias in Intergenerational Transmission of Criminal Behaviour
You will need to register with Oxford Journals to gain access to the full report. This peer-reviewed study explores the notion of official bias, that is, where the criminal justice system is more focused on particular criminal families. Bias was measured using several variables including: families on low incomes, with histories of convictions, poor employment history and others which were controlled for self-referred convictions. The notion of official bias was supported by the research...
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120. Family factors in the intergenerational transmission of offending
You will need a Wiley Online Library log in to access the full article. This peer-reviewed study from leading researchers in the field utilises the longitudinal Cambridge study of delinquent development to quantitatively explore the transmission of convictions between generations.The research shows that there is strong transmission of offending behaviour from grandfathers to their sons and then from the sons onto their male offspring. When controlling for other risk factors criminal...
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