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. View43. Information for Early Years Professionals
There are an estimated 310,000 children affected by parental imprisonment each year. Considering the significant younger prison population, it is likely a lot of these children will be under five. Given this and also the vast evidence around the importance of children developing strong and secure parental relationships in their early years, it is essential that early years professionals and settings understand and know how to respond to these families’ needs. With early years...
44. Information for Education Professionals
There are an estimated 310,000 children affected by parental imprisonment each year. Twenty-five percent of these children are at higher risk of mental ill health, and they often face stigma and isolation as well a range of associated poorer outcomes. Given this, that there is no routine identification of who these children are, and that 7% of children, will experience the imprisonment of their father during their school years, it is essential that education professionals and settings...
45. Information for Health Professionals
There are an estimated 310,000 children affected by parental imprisonment each year. These children and their families are more likely than their peers to suffer poor physical and mental health, isolation, stigma and poverty. As often the first universal service children come into contact with, health services and professionals such as midwives, GPs, health visitors, CAMHS practitioners and so on, are key in helping to identify and meet the needs of this group of...
46. Information for Prisons and YOIs
There are an estimated 310,000 children affected by parental imprisonment each year. It is important that professionals working in prisons, Young Offender Institutions (YOIs), Secure Children's Homes and Secure Training Centres (STCs) have an awareness of how to help children and parents maintain ties as a means of reducing reoffending and intergenerational offending, and also for the wellbeing of innocent families. NICCO’s briefings...
47. Information for troubled families professionals
There are an estimated 310,000 children affected by parental imprisonment each year. These children and their families are more likely than their peers to suffer outcomes such as poor physical and mental health, poverty, poor education experiences and stigma. Given the focus on education, crime and anti-social behaviour, professionals are likely to be working with many families that are affected by parental offending. Furthermore the focus on parental offending, and...
48. It's No Holiday
This film from Families Outside uses the voices of children and young people, and explores some of their experiences relating to having a close family member in prison. It looks at different stages of imprisonment including arrest, trial and imprisonment, visiting and release - as well as different areas of life that imprisonment can impact on such as friends, help and support and feelings. The film can be used as an awareness raising and training resource for a range of professionals. See...
