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.
To support working with Children
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. View127. 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...
128. Barnardo's NICCO: Assisting professionals to support children of substance misuse-related offenders
This document contains a poster and two page briefing about the children and families of substance misusing offenders and how NICCO can assist professionals to support them. The briefing outlines some of the key statistics around substance misuse amongst offenders and then goes on to highlight the ways in which their families may be affected by their involvement in the criminal justice system. Practical tips are offered around how professionals might support families of offenders with drug...
129. Barnardo's NICCO: Assisting Health Professionals to support children of offenders
This document contains a poster and two page briefing about children of offenders and how NICCO can assist health care professionals to support them. As many health care services are universal and exist in many different settings including the community, their staff are well placed to raise awareness of children of offenders who can be 'invisible' to individual organisations. The poster and briefing include direct quotes and examples of practice. Please download the poster and...
130. Barnardo's NICCO: Integrating children of offenders into university courses
This document contains a poster and two page briefing about children of offenders and how NICCO can assist academic institutions to include children and families affected by parental offending in various courses such as PGCE and Undergraduate ITE, Social Work, Childhood Studies, Criminology, Counseling, Youth Work, Child Nursing and Education Studies. As some of this group of children and families will be amongst the most vulnerable, and often remain 'invisible' to agencies, it is...
131. Barnardo's NICCO: Assisting Local Authorities to support children of offenders
This document contains a poster and two page briefing about children of offenders and how NICCO can assist Local Authorities to consider and respond to the needs of children of offenders. As some of this group of children and families will be amongst the most vulnerable, and often remain 'invisible' to agencies, it is essential for Local Authorities to develop protocols and guidelines to ensure a co-ordinated, multi-agency response. The poster and briefing include direct quotes...
132. Barnardo's NICCO: Assisting early years professionals to support children of offenders
This document contains a poster and two page briefing about children of offenders and how NICCO can assist early years professionals and settings to support children of offenders. Given the likely high numbers of under-fives affected by parental imprisonment, along with both the importance of early years attachment development and early intervention, it is essential that early years professionals - such as playworkers, nursery and children's centre staff, midwives, health visitors and...
