This video from Children of Prisoners Europe explains the negative impact of parental imprisonment on children and sets out some of the key UNCRC rights triggered by a parent's trial.
The video reinforces the need for sentencing decisions to be made in the best interests of the child and sets out some practical advice on how to protect children when sentencing parents, namely: to consider non-custodial sentences where appropriate; otherwise, to sentence to prisons close to the family home; and, to sentence in a way that protects the child-parent bond wherever possible. This video is being disseminated throughout Europe to legal networks, institutions, and organisations, with the aim of raising the awareness of children's rights in relation to their parent's trials amongst lawyers, the judiciary, and other key players in the criminal justice system. Watch "Rebalancing the scales" via the Children of Prisoners Europe website. This video from Children of Prisoners Europe explains the negative impact of parental imprisonment on children and sets out some of the key UNCRC rights triggered by a parent's trial. The video reinforces the need for sentencing decisions to be made in the best interests of the child and sets out some practical advice on how to protect children when sentencing parents, namely: to consider non-custodial sentences where appropriate; otherwise, to sentence to prisons close to the family home; and, to sentence in a way that protects the child-parent bond wherever possible. This video is being disseminated throughout Europe to legal networks, institutions, and organisations, with the aim of raising the awareness of children's rights in relation to their parent's trials amongst lawyers, the judiciary, and other key players in the criminal justice system.
Watch "Rebalancing the scales" via the Children of Prisoners Europe website.
