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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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Child-Centredness

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Relevance to Practice

7. Perspectives of Children and Young People with a Parent in Prison

This research was conducted in Scotland although it can be read and learned from by people from any country. It notes that in Scotland in 2009 there were more children with a parent in prison than experiencing divorce, and explores the idea that separation as a result of parental imprisonment is traumatic for those children. The report looks at literature around this trauma including the likeliness of these children developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and offending behaviours in...

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8. Keeping families together: maintaining positive relationships between children and parents in prison

This piece of research looks at 5 Prisons in the North East of England and how they can improve the way constructive family relationships are maintained whilst a parent is in prison. The research looks at what is important to the parents with regards to relationships with their families, different approaches to prison visits, good practice, the role of visitor centres, especially with regard to young children, and local and national policy related to the support of family relationships....

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9. Imprisoned Fathers: The Children's View

This is a key peer reviewed study into Children of Prisoners which notes that children are often victims of their parent's imprisonment. Further, the relationship between children and their imprisoned fathers has been ignored in research (previous to this) in particular and the views of the children in question are often not accounted for nor reflected in findings. This National Research thoroughly examines the role the imprisoned fathers play in the parenting of their children,...

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10. Every Night You Cry: Case studies of 15 Bristol families with a father in prison

This report presents the case studies of 15 families in Bristol where the father is in prison. The report aims to raise awareness of the emotional and practical impact that the imprisonment of a father has on his children and family, and seeks to explore the appropriate responses that relevant agencies should provide. Based on in depth interviews with mothers and children, the report draws out some of the main challenges and concerns associated with having a father in prison. The...

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11. Every Night You Cry: The realities of having a parent in prison

This report looks at and aims to raise awareness of the realities of having a parent in prison. In-depth interviews were conducted with Mothers and Children with a Father in prison. The findings are analysed within the five Every Child Matters outcomes which include economic achievement, enjoying and achieving, being healthy, staying safe and making positive contributions. Challenges around maintaining family ties are also found and discussed here. The report holds many quotes from the...

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12. Women offenders: after the Corston Report

This report looks at the development of policy and practice with regards to women offenders, six years after the Corston Report was first published. The report makes a series of recommendations about the government's review of the female custodial estate, including a proposal for the review to examine support for the development and sustainability of family ties. The report comments on how far a 'whole system approach' has been developed for women offenders, and points out the...

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