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. View37. COPING in Schools. Children of Prisoners, Interventions and Mitigations to Strengthen Mental Health
This briefing, developed by POPS gives an over view of the important, international COPING project and highlights aspects which are relevant to UK Schools' involvement with Children of Prisoners e.g. identification, training, reducing stigma and support needs. Two specific recommendations for UK schools around educational and emotional support and minimisation of bullying and stigmatisation are listed. Download COPING in Schools below.
38. COPING in the Police Force. Children of Prisoners, Interventions and Mitigations to Strengthen Mental Health
This briefing, developed by POPS gives an over view of the important, international COPING project and highlights aspects which are relevant to the UK Police force's involvement with children of offenders e.g. child friendliness in the Criminal Justice System with regard to home searches, arrest, and age appropriate communication during legal proceedings. Further, there is an overview of the importance of maintaining contact with a parent in custody, and public awareness and policy...
39. Developing Effective Family Practice - A New Guide from HMPPS
HMPPS Families Group have published the document 'Delivering Effective Family Practice'. This forms part of the Strengthening Prisoners' Family Ties Policy Framework 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...
Click here40. Glossary of Legal Terminology
This glossary provides definitions for legal terminology relating to court procedures and convictions. See Glossary of Legal Terminology below:
41. GOV.UK Prisons and Probation
Useful links and information created by GOV.UK about prison and probation, including find a prison, benefits and prison, staying in touch, types of prison sentence, probation, leaving prison and Assisted Prison Visits. See GOV.UK's Prisons and Probation below:
42. Information for CRCs and Probation
There are an 310,000 children affected by parental imprisonment each year and hundreds more will suffer the impact of a parents' involvement in other parts of the Criminal Justice System (CJS). It is important that professionals working for Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) and the National Probation Service (NPS) have an awareness of the impact of offending on children and families, and are able to provide family-based support to offenders and their families in order...
