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. View49. Keeping Mum: YouTube Video
In this powerful 8 minute video actors convey the reflection of women at HMP Askham Grange in York on how their imprisonment has impacted on their children's lives. The video clip was put together by York St John University in collaboration with Barnardo's staff at HMP Askham Grange. This video would be most useful to share with professionals as a way of raising awareness of how maternal imprisonment can affect children as well as mums in prison. Watch Keeping Mum on YouTube...
50. Lucy Baldwin - Works on Maternal Imprisonment
Lucy Baldwin is retired as Associate Professor and remains Honorary Fellow at Durham University. Prior to entering the world of Academia full time in 2004 Lucy had worked as both a Social Worker and a Probation Officer across a broad range of social and criminal justice settings. (In both custodial and community based environments). She recently convened the 'Women, Families, Crime & Justice Research Network' - which hopes to bring together academics, practitioners,...
51. Missing Out
This is an excerpt of a DVD produced by Action for Prisoners' and Offenders' Families which demonstrates how family life can be affected by a woman's imprisonment. It is a short youtube video which shows a scene where the imprisoned woman asks her mother to care for her son whilst she serves her 1 year sentence inside. Watch the clip below:
52. My dad's in prison, my childhood's on hold - Radio 1 Newsbeat
This clip of an interview on BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat features a 17 year old girl discussing the impact of having her stepdad sent to prison when she was 14 years. She shares her experiences of the initial shock she felt, how it affected her mother, having to help out with her young siblings and what it's like for her at school. This resource could be shared with children and families or used for awareness raising with professionals. Watch 'My dad's in prison, my...
53. New activity books for children visiting prisons in Northern Ireland
Two activity books and fun-to-follow maps have been developed by Barnardo’s NI Parenting Matters Service and are available for families visiting each of the prisons in Northern Ireland. Parenting Matters Manager Deirdre Sloan said: “Making a visit to prison can be very intimidating. It can also be a lengthy process and these new resources give children, 8 years and under, engaging activities to help occupy them. We have also created booklets for 8-18 year olds which parents...
54. Ollie's story
This 3 minute animated video from Pact is narrated by a young person who had a parent go to prison. He recalls when his home was raided in the early morning by police when he was 12. He then goes on to describe the uncertainty, confusion and worry he felt at school that day to then be told when he got home that his Dad had been arrested. The video could be used for awareness raising amongst professionals and family members about the emotional impact of home searches and the...
