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. View25. Barnardo's NICCO: Assisting professionals to work with the children of female offenders
This PDF document contains a poster and two page briefing about children and families whose mothers are involved in the criminal justice system (CJS) and how NICCO can assist multi agency professionals to support them. Mothers involved in the CJS and their children and families who are impacted upon can face specific and detrimental challenges which need to be understood by the professionals who support them. The poster and briefing include direct quotes and examples of practice. Please...
26. Barnardo's NICCO: Assisting professionals who work with young offenders' children and families
This document contains a poster and two page briefing about how professionals can support the children and families of young offenders. Young people with convictions are far more likely than young people without to have children. It is essential, therefore, for professionals to recognise the negative impact parental offending can have on these children e.g. stigma, financial difficulties, mental health issues, and the ways in which their needs can be met. The poster and briefing include...
27. Barnardo's NICCO: Assisting schools to support children of offenders
This document contains a poster and two page briefing about children of offenders and how NICCO can assist schools to support them. As school staff often spend more waking time with children of offenders than any other individual or agency, they are in a great position to directly support these children. The poster and briefing include direct quotes and examples of practice. Please download the poster and briefing below.
28. Barnardo's NICCO: Assisting social care professionals to support children of offenders
This document contains a poster and two page briefing about children and families affected by parental offending and how NICCO can assist social care professionals to support them. The briefing summarises some of the key outcomes for these families, and highlights the importance of social care teams having an understanding of this issue and the ability to provide support and information for families in this situation. It is likely that social workers may already be working with many...
29. Barnardo's NICCO: Assisting the police force to support children of offenders
This document contains a poster and two page briefing about children and families affected by parental offending and how NICCO can assist police to support them. The briefing summarises some of the key outcomes for these families, and highlights the benefits of professionals within the police force having an awareness of these issues and the ability to provide support or information to the children and families they come in to contact with, who are in this situation. The importance of...
30. Barnardo's NICCO: Assisting Troubled Families professionals to support children of offenders
This document contains a poster and two page briefing about children and families affected by parental offending and how NICCO can assist Troubled Families professionals to support them. The briefing summarises some of the key outcomes for these families, and highlights the importance of Troubled Families teams having an understanding of this issue and the ability to provide support for families in this situation. It is likely that many families already engaged in the Troubled Families...
