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 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. View199. Pact 'Supporting Young Fathers in Prison' Evaluation Event
On 27th November the Prison Advice and Care Trust (Pact) hosted a ‘Supporting Young Parents in Prison’ event in Cardiff. The purpose of the day was to formally announce the findings of an evaluation of the Supporting Young Fathers in Prison (SYFP) project which Pact have been running across prisons in Wales since 2013. The project advocates on behalf of young fathers in prison and their families. It brokers relevant services, provides therapeutic support, facilitates...
200. Developing Effective Family Practice - A New Guide from HMPPS
HMPPS Families Group have published the document 'Delivering Effective Family Practice'. The guide is designed to support prisons and their partners to provide the best outcomes for the families and significant others of prisoners. As well as analysing the needs of prisoners families, it also provides a checklist/guide to good and effective practice. 'Supporting a prisoner to develop meaningful and constructive relationship with his or her family or significant others,...
201. The Lammy Review
The Lammy Review, chaired by David Lammy MP, is an independent report into the treatment of, and effects on, BAME individuals in the CJS. The review highlights, in particular, the specific issues regarding the outcomes for children from BAME communities – as Lammy himself states: ‘My biggest concern is with the youth justice system’. The review finds that while 14% of the general UK population are from the BAME community, the proportion of those in youth custody is...
202. HMPPS Families Conference 28/2/2018
On 28 February 2018 Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service the Ministry of Justice and Third sector partners hosted the first National Family and Significant Other Conference, at the Prison Service College; Newbold Revel. The purpose of the conference was to assist prison Governors and family leaders to develop local Family Strategies. Governors and Directors of all establishments in England and Wales were invited to attend, key colleagues from partner agencies that...
203. NICCO Poster
Here is the advertising poster for the new NICCO website. Please feel free to download this resource and display it in your place of work.
204. The Good Prison: Why voluntary sector coordination is essential’
Between September 2016 and October 2017 Clinks supported a voluntary sector member of staff in three prisons to implement a bespoke model of voluntary sector coordination reflective of the needs of each prison’s population. They funded a half time member of staff based in each prison and employed by a voluntary sector organisation, to support better coordination of the voluntary sector. The subsequent report: ‘The Good Prison: Why voluntary sector coordination is...
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