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. View289. HMP The Verne Family Strategy 2022
Maintaining regular and positive contact with families and significant others is of real importance in any custodial environment, especially so for The Verne. These links are so often a key strand to not only providing ongoing strength and support to the individual resident but quality contact and relationships that are enabled to flourish and grow also provide a proven vehicle to reducing the likelihood of future re-offending, with all the benefits for individuals, communities and wider...
290. HMP Ashfield Family Strategy 2022
This strategy has been developed specifically for our prisoners, their families and significant others to inform them of what we have in place and what our plans are moving forward at HMP Ashfield.
291. HMP Swaleside Children, Families and Significant Others Strategy 2022
At HMP Swaleside we recognise that long term separation is the issue that will affect our prisoners and their families most. We seek to structure our services in a manner which supports those family units and help them maintain strong family ties and bonds. The aim of this strategy is to provide the mechanism by which that will be achieved.
292. HMYOI Wetherby Family Strategy December 2021
HM YOI Wetherby is committed to support the children in our care to develop meaningful and constructive relationships with their families and carers or significant person who is identified as their next of kin, and transforming Wetherby into a place of safety and reform and we recognise the need to provide those in custody with stable environments, as well as opportunities to change their behaviour and turn away from a life of crime. It is vital that family or carers are part of a...
293. HMP Featherstone Families and Significant Other Strategy 2022
HMP Featherstone aims to provide a safe, decent and secure environment which facilitates the delivery of a progressive regime. Our prisoners will be encouraged to spend their time well; to focus upon progressing through their sentence, reducing their risk of harm and reoffending and fulfilling their potential. We strive for the purpose that our prisoners will be able to lead a positive and law abiding life upon their release from custody. Our prisoners will be encouraged to...
