All research and evidence on NICCO is reviewed using a Quality Assessment Tool (QAT) developed by the University of Huddersfield and Barnardo's.
Research and evidence is assessed in four key areas: Methodological Quality, Child-Centredness, Relevance to Policy and Strategy, and Relevance to Practice with offender's children. This ensures that items on the NICCO website are as useful as possible to academics, practitioners, commissioners and other professionals. For more information about the development of the QAT or to review research in order to list it on NICCO, please see the QAT webpage where you can download the Tool, Guidebook and a short step-by-step 'How To' document. Please contact us to submit quality assessed research on to NICCO.
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This report is part of the a series of Spotlight reports, published as part of the NSPCC's All Babies Count campaign.
All Babies Count aims to raise awareness of the importance of pregnancy and the first year of life to a child's development. The report looks at babies affected by the criminal justice system, and argues that having a parent or a significant adult involved in the criminal justice system should be treated as a strong marker of additional support needs in a child's life, beginning at conception. Babies affected by parental offending and the criminal justice system often encounter risks that could affect their care and development - because those involved in the criminal justice system often have additional needs, such as poor mental health, that can impact on the care a baby receives; because the criminal justice system can disrupt relationships, particularly if parents and infants are separated; and because the imprisonment of pregnant women and babies in Mother and Baby Units can impact on the health and wellbeing of infants.
The report highlights that both universal health and early years services will not necessarily be aware that a baby has a parent in prison, and community criminal justice agencies working with offenders will not necessarily be aware that someone is a parent. There is also a focus on the UK's Mother and Baby Units (MBUs), with questions raised about how best to meet the needs of infants when their mothers are imprisoned. While MBUs may reduce the trauma of separation for children, it may mean living in an environment that is detrimental to child development. Finally, the report highlights examples of good practice, and makes 6 key recommendations for the identification, consideration and support for babies affected by the criminal justice system and their parents.
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This thorough book presents the results from four recent large-scale studies undertaken with thousands of children in England, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United States. Drawing from a systematic meta-analysis of 50 studies, the authors provide a detailed picture of the impact of parental incarceration on child development. Areas of study include the effects on children of their parents' arrest, trial, sentence and return home, as well as attachment, reduced quality of child care, social and economic strain resulting from reduced income, changes in discipline, social learning and stigma among peers.
Effects of parental incarceration on children is available to buy via the link below:
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This report, aimed predominately at commissioners and decision makers but accessible to any professional, looks at the need for and benefits of Women Centred Working.
Going through the principles on which Women Centred Working is based the report looks at: - the safe, supportive, community based and accessible nature of the approach - holistic, tailored and multi agency ways of working - the concepts of empowerment and co-production - the nature of effectiveness, outcomes focused and evidence based work - cost effectiveness and prevention It includes quotes and case studies throughout and examples of good practice and suggestions for development of Women Centred Working for funders, government, service providers and so on towards the end of the document. Of key importance to NICCO readers is the reference to women's children throughout and to the support offered to women offenders or those at risk of offending especially with regard to cost effectiveness.
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This peer-reviewed study investigates the effects of fathers' imprisonment on the criminal convictions of their children (aged 18 to 30). The study uses data taken from various studies and European countires, and the authors demonstrate an association between fathers' imprisonment and child convictions, especially when fathers are imprisoned when the child is between 0 and 12 years old. When fathers' criminal history is controlled for, the influence of paternal imprisonment becomes much weaker, although it remains significant. The authors conclude that more research is needed to adequately test the mechanisms causing the relationship between paternal imprisonment and child crime.
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This book contains an introduction to the relationship between families, prisons and penal policy. It explores debates in relation to prisoners and their families, and introduces relevant theoretical approaches.
The book is interdisciplinary and incorporates perspectives drawn from criminology, sociology, social work and law. The book includes: - a current exploration of key aspects of the consequences of imprisonment for prisoners and their families - an assessment of the role of current prison policies and practices in promoting and maintaining family relationships - a summary of the current law in relation to prisoners and their families, with reference to the relevant legislation and recent case law.
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This peer-reviewed study explores the notion of official bias, that is, where the criminal justice system is more focused on particular criminal families. Bias was measured using several variables including: families on low incomes, with histories of convictions, poor employment history and others which were controlled for self-referred convictions. The notion of official bias was supported by the research although it concludes that more research into other mechanisms for intergenerational transmission of convictions are needed.
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