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 delivery models, case studies, local and national policies and guidlines, practice guides, briefings and resources for professional learning and development. View157. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international treaty setting out the rights that children and young people should be entitled to. Those countries that have ratified the treaty (which includes the UK) are bound to it by international law. Article 9 is of particular relevance to children with a parent in prison, as it states that children should only be separated from their parents when it is in the child's best interest. Furthermore, where the state is responsible for...
158. Visiting Prison
This short leaflet is aimed at enabling parents and carers (and potentially professionals) to prepare themselves, the children and young people for a prison visit. It offers useful information, discussion topics and things to consider under headings such as talking about the visit, preparing for a visit, the journey, the visit itself and how the child or young person may feel afterwards. There is also a short list of contacts for families that could support practically or emotionally.
159. What shall I tell the children?
This short leaflet details ways of dealing with telling a child that a parent is being sent to prison and can be used by both families and professionals. It covers questions such as what and when you might tell the child, how to deal with the future and whether other people need to know. The leaflet also contains a list of useful contacts for families which might help support a child in this situation. Download 'What shall I tell the children?' below.
160. Wiltshire Neglect Stratgey
Wiltshire County Council's Neglect Strategy - Preventing, reducing and tackling the effects of neglect on children now includes having a parent in prison as a key child risk factor which increases the likelihood of neglect. The strategy sets out the role of Early Help in comabtting neglect, with clear aims and objectives listed.
161. Woman's Hour: The problems of housing women when they come out of prison
This episode of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour features a chapter on prison, specifically the issues facing women offenders leaving prison who are trying to find housing. The chapter features Jenny Earle, Director at the Prison Reform Trust, and a representative from the organisation Women in Prison. They discuss the particular challenges facing women leaving prison who are trying to find housing so they can be reuinted with their children. The section on prison lasts 12 minutes 20...
162. Working it out: Employment for women offenders
This briefing discusses the problems faced by women in gaining employment and profiles good practice in custody and the community. Two-thirds of women in prison have dependent children, and a third of mothers are single parents prior to their imprisonment. This briefing highlights that a lack of childcare support is often a barrier for many women who are primary carers for children. Futhermore, a lack of suitable childcare arrangements can impact on a mother's ability to comply with...
