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. View31. Barnardo's NICCO: Integrating children of offenders into university courses
This document contains a poster and two page briefing about children of offenders and how NICCO can assist academic institutions to include children and families affected by parental offending in various courses such as PGCE and Undergraduate ITE, Social Work, Childhood Studies, Criminology, Counseling, Youth Work, Child Nursing and Education Studies. As some of this group of children and families will be amongst the most vulnerable, and often remain 'invisible' to agencies, it is...
32. Barnsley Safeguarding Children Board- Guidelines for working with children who have a family member in prison
This guidance, primarily aimed at education professionals but accessible to multiagency professionals, works in line with Every Child Matters and the 2004 Children's Act. It aims to raise awareness of the impact of family imprisonment on children and looks at how to meet their needs. The 13 page document includes sections which cover: information sharing and confidentiality, school recording, children's ability to confide in someone, who to inform (working within a need to know...
33. BBC Radio 4 Law in Action - Mothers Behind Bars
A podcast exploring the issues around the imprisonment of mothers and whether fewer custodial sentences should be given to women who are primary carers. A mother and daughter tell Joshua Rozenberg what it's like when childhood is disrupted by a mother's imprisonment. Also featuring Juliet Lyon of the Prison Reform Trust and Andrea Albutt, the new president of the Prison Governors Association. Listen to Mothers Behind Bars below:
34. Birth charter for women in prisons in England and Wales
Every year, around 600 pregnant women are held in prisons in England and Wales and some 100 babies are born to women prisoners. However, although there are several pieces of national and international legislation in place to protect their health and well-being, many of these women do not get the care and support to which they are entitled. Birth Companions has been working with pregnant women and women with babies in prison since 1996 and have supported over 1500 imprisoned women through...
Click here35. Brighter Futures, Working together to reduce women's offending
In light of the differences in, and reasons for, male and female offending behaviour, this briefing looks at examples of, and the potential to increase, good practice in female offender management in order to reduce women's offending. It is intended for cross sector readers including Local Safeguarding Children's Boards and has a strong focus on multi-agency working. It explores the female offender's profile and needs, the policy context, liaison and diversion services,...
36. Bristol Charter for Children of Prisoners
This Charter was developed by 9 young people aged 8-16 with a parent or family member in prison. It has been written in conjunction with Barnardo's Bristol CSOF (Community support for offenders families service) workers. The Charter draws on a research project conducted by Dr Owen Gill in Devon which holds recommendations for children in families affected by parental imprisonment and the multi-agency professionals who come into contact with them. Although this Charter has been...
