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. Guidance for working with children with a family member in prison
This 9 page guidance document sits within Bolton's Safeguarding Children Board's archives. It offers background information into the estimated numbers of children affected by offending behaviour in the family as well as examples of signs and indicators. The document also outlines what the impact on the child is likely to be under each of the five every child matters outcomes (health, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution, being safe and achieving economic...
68. Guidelines for Working with Children who have a 'Family' Member in Prison (Buckinghamshire)
These guidelines have been developed by Buckinghamshire County Council to highlight to school staff and other staff working with children, the key issues for children with a family member in prison and the impact of this on their school and social life. The guidelines aim to raise awareness and understanding of these children's needs, promote social inclusion and equal opportunities, and develop a consistent approach and good practice across the local authority. The...
69. Guidelines for Working with Children who have a 'Family' Member in Prison (Oxfordshire)
This document provides guidance on how schools in Oxfordshire should support children with a family member in prison. The guidelines aim to raise awareness and understanding of the impact of imprisonment on children's needs, promote social inclusion and develop a consistent approach across the local authority. The guidelines provide information around the impact of imprisonment on a child, on their school life and on their outcomes. The guidelines set out how schools can...
70. Helping prisoners keep in contact with their families- ITV News piece
The 2.5 minute video clip was part of an ITV West Country News Piece into the Barnardo's visits based services at HMP Erlestoke. It features comments from a reporter, parent, Barnardo's Volunteer and HMP Erlestoke's Governor on intergenerational offending and the importance and benefits of family visits. See how Barnardo's help contact between prisoners and families on ITV online below:
71. Hidden Voices Kitbag
NEPACS have joined with Helix Arts to produce a pack of arts activities designed to help children with a parent in prison share their 'deep emotional experience'. Called 'Hidden Voices' the pack has been produced by artists, children of prisoners and the prisoners themselves. 'The Hidden Voices ‘kit bag’ of activities has been designed with the involvement of local children and prisoners from HMP Kirklevington Grange to help dads in prison to...
72. HMIP Expectations for Children & Families
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