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.
To support working with Children
Find activities, books, films, sound bites and worksheets to support your work with children and young people. ViewOffenders and Families
Find information, books, tools, activities and programmes to support your work with offenders and their partners or family members. ViewTo support Professional's Practice
Find delivery models, case studies, local and national policies and guidlines, practice guides, briefings and resources for professional learning and development. View187. 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...
188. Barnardo's NICCO: Assisting Local Authorities to support children of offenders
This document contains a poster and two page briefing about children of offenders and how NICCO can assist Local Authorities to consider and respond to the needs of children of offenders. As some of this group of children and families will be amongst the most vulnerable, and often remain 'invisible' to agencies, it is essential for Local Authorities to develop protocols and guidelines to ensure a co-ordinated, multi-agency response. The poster and briefing include direct quotes...
189. Barnardo's NICCO: Assisting early years professionals to support children of offenders
This document contains a poster and two page briefing about children of offenders and how NICCO can assist early years professionals and settings to support children of offenders. Given the likely high numbers of under-fives affected by parental imprisonment, along with both the importance of early years attachment development and early intervention, it is essential that early years professionals - such as playworkers, nursery and children's centre staff, midwives, health visitors and...
190. Barnardo's i-HOP Academic Resource Pack
The Barnardo's i-HOP Academic Resource Pack is a comprehensive set of teaching materials for use as part of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Its aim is to enable course providers to ensure the future children and families workforce understands and can respond to offenders' children, who may be among the most vulnerable of the children that they go on to work with. This easy-to-use resource pack incorporates everything an educator needs to deliver a session on...
191. The Farmer Review
Commissioned in September 2016, this landmark review by Lord Farmer examines how close ties between prisoners and key family members can significantly reduce the risk of reoffending and provides recommendations on what establishments can do to preserve and enhance those ties. Read or download the review below:
192. New Website 'In it Together' for those people affected by imprisonment
Ormiston have launched a new website called 'In It Together' It is designed to support children, families and professionals dealing with imprisonment. View the site here.
