The NICCO Directory of Resources provides details of the huge number of tools, activities, practice models and guidance that have been developed by agencies to support offenders and their children and families.
Whether you are working directly with children, supporting offenders to maintain parental contact, helping a parent to prepare their child for a prison visit or simply want to develop your own understanding of the criminal justice system, this directory provides you with a range of resources to support and inform your work.
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Find delivery models, case studies, local and national policies and guidlines, practice guides, briefings and resources for professional learning and development. View67. Prisoners Information Book: Male and Young Offenders
This helpful information book is designed for prisoners who are unused to prison processes and procedures. It could be used by prisoners with children as well as families on the outside who want more information about how things work inside. It gives clear and detailed explanations of processes such as appealing against a sentence, visiting and contact with family and friends. Please see the Male and Young Offenders Information Book below:
68. Property and Money
This helpful page from the Offenders' Families Helpline outlines the rules and procedures for property and money for prisoners. The page covers questions such as what property a prisoner is entitled to, whether or not additional items can be brought in, the provision of toiletries and spare clothes and the process for sending money to purchase additional goods. See Property and Money below:
69. Release date
This handy information sheet covers issues relevant for family members around a prisoner's release date. The sheet summarises factors influencing the release date, tackles some myths, and defines the meaning of Home Detention Curfew (Tag), Early Removal Scheme, Parole, Tariff, Remand Time, Adjudications and Extended Sentences. Useful for professionals as a summary and to pass on to a family member or carer. See the Offenders' Families Helpline website for the entire range of their...
Click here70. Spurgeons Animated Support Guide
Supporting a child with a parent in prison, might be something you never thought you would have to do. The situation may be complicated and you may be navigating the criminal justice system for the first time. But when a child's parent goes to prison, it's important to talk to the child about what's happening. They might be confused, sense something is happening, or they might even have already found out some other way. Please click below to access Spurgeons animated...
71. Supporting a child with a close relative in prison
This handy information sheet covers issues around what/how to tell a child whose close relative has gone to prison, as well as communicating with the school and the possibility of bullying. Useful for professionals as a summary and to pass on to a family member or carer. See the Offenders' Families Helpline website for the entire range of their information sheets below:
Click here72. Supporting the Families of Sex Offenders
This PDF contains the findings of the conference 'Breaking the taboo: Supporting the families of sex offenders' held on 13 February 2013.
