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. View133. Barnardo's i-HOP Academic Resource Pack
The Barnardo's i-HOP Academic Resource Pack is a comprehensive set of teaching materials for use as part of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Its aim is to enable course providers to ensure the future children and families workforce understands and can respond to offenders' children, who may be among the most vulnerable of the children that they go on to work with. This easy-to-use resource pack incorporates everything an educator needs to deliver a session on...
134. The Farmer Review
Commissioned in September 2016, this landmark review by Lord Farmer examines how close ties between prisoners and key family members can significantly reduce the risk of reoffending and provides recommendations on what establishments can do to preserve and enhance those ties. Read or download the review below:
135. The Prison Service Journal #233 September 2017
The September 2017 issue of the Prison Service Journal includes articles on: The role of relationships in prison education, Prisoner-family ties during imprisonment, The impact of prison on mothering, the challenges families experience when a family member is convicted of a sex offence.
136. Barnardo's NICCO: Assisting professionals to work with children and families of people convicted of sex offences
This document contains a poster and two page briefing about the children and families of sex offenders and how NICCO can assist professionals to support them. The briefing was written in partnership with the Lucy Faithfull Foundation, the only UK-wide child protection charity dedicated solely to preventing child sexual abuse. The poster and briefing include direct quotes and examples of practice. Please download the poster and briefing below.
137. Polly Wright of Barnardo's describing issues around supporting children affected by parental imprisonment.
The Clear Lessons Foundation have published a series of seven video clips by Polly Wright the Barnardo's i-HOP (now NICCO) and Children Affected by Parental Offending Service Manager. In them Polly describes issues around the support needed for children affected by parental imprisonment and what is being done to meet their needs. You will need to set up a free account to view the clips.
138. Prison Advice and Care Trust (Pact) YouTube Channel
The Prison Advice and Care Trust (Pact) have hosted a YouTube channel showing a selection of short films on many aspects of supporting prisoners and their families. The videos include animations featuring the voices of children, highlights from the Time to Connect parenting course and interviews with couples.
