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. View55. Developing Effective Family Practice - A New Guide from HMPPS
HMPPS Families Group have published the document 'Delivering Effective Family Practice'. The guide is designed to support prisons and their partners to provide the best outcomes for the families and significant others of prisoners. As well as analysing the needs of prisoners families, it also provides a checklist/guide to good and effective practice. 'Supporting a prisoner to develop meaningful and constructive relationship with his or her family or significant others,...
56. Education of Children with a Parent or Close relative in Prison or at Risk of a Custodial Sentence
This document, produced by Gloucestershire County Council, provides guidance on how schools and educational establishments in Gloucestershire should support children with a family member in prison. The guidelines aim to raise awareness of the needs of children with a parent in prison and ensure positive outcomes and educational achievement for these children. The document also aims to promote social inclusion and share best practice across the local authority. The guidelines provide a...
57. eLearning: Children of prisoners
These eLearning resources provide interactive, multimedia information for all professionals working with children and families. There are three resources available: Children of prisoners: an introduction This provides an introduction to some of the shared experiences children of prisoners may have. It has a tests your knowledge section and provides a summary of the main points. The pathway from arrest to release This section explores the journey through the criminal justice...
58. Essex Children & Young People's Strategic Plan
Essex County Council have made children with parents in prison a strategic priority by referencing them in their Children & Young People's Strategic Plan. The plan is the product of the Essex-wide Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership with representatives from across partner organisations providing leadership for the children's system. The Partnership discusses the most important issues and problems for children, young people and families in Essex and decides on...
59. European Journal of Parental Imprisonment 2017
Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) is a pan-European network of non-profit organisations working on behalf of children separated from an imprisoned parent. The network encourages innovative perspectives and practices to ensure that children with an imprisoned parent fully enjoy their rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, and that action is taken to enable their well-being and development. The...
60. Every Family Matters: Things to consider when setting up Family Link Support Services and organising Family Focused Visits in Prisons
This guide by POPS is aimed at coordinators, managers and strategic planners. It was funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and offers guidance and basic principles on how to improve family ties via Family Link Support Services and Family Focused Visits. It considers 10 questions to run through before setting up either, as well as case studies which reflect POPS good practice. Download POPS' Every Family Matters guide below.
