families

Family relationships – evidence base (youth justice)

[HMI Probation (2023)]

Summary of evidence base in relation to family relationships, as it relates to youth justice settings. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: young people, families

“This is Me”: A Child Impact Assessment toolkit

[Prison Reform Trust (2022)]

Resources to support children with a mum in the criminal justice system, from the Prison Reform Trust.

Keywords: children, families, female offenders

Families Inside: Young people’s experiences of serving a sentence at the same time as a family member

[Prison Service Journal (2022)]

PSJ article on the impact on young people serving a sentence at the same time as another familiy member.

Keywords: young people, families

A Long Stretch The challenge of maintaining relationships for people serving long prison sentences

[Prison Reform Trust (2024)]

Helpful view of needs of long term prisoners to maintain relationships and how prisons can help.

Keywords: prisoners, families

Academic Insights: Collaborative family work in Youth Justice

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Study highlighting: (i) the links between family relationships and criminal behaviour; and (ii) the research evidence on the effectiveness of family interventions for children in the criminal justice system. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: families, young people

Supporting families of people in prison and on probation

[Clinks (2021)]

This paper summarises the evidence base on the impact of imprisonment on family members, and how they might most effectively be mitigated. [From the Clinks online Evidence Library].

Keywords: families

Maternal imprisonment

[Clinks (2021)]

This evidence review provides an in-depth look at the issue of maternal imprisonment and the impact of this imprisonment on the children affected, the mothers themselves and the family members (typically grandmothers) who take over childcare responsibilities. [From the Clinks online Evidence Library].

Keywords: female offenders, families, mothers, children

Life on the inside

[Sussex Prisoners’ Families (2022)]

A guide, written by prisoners, to help children and young people understand what life in prison is like.
what life is like for a loved-one in prison.

Keywords: children, families

National Information Centre on children of offenders (NICCO)

[NICCO (2020)]

Website – in partnership between Barnardo’s and HMPPS – featuring Services, Resources and Research relevant to working with children and families of offenders.

Keywords: families

Family relationships – evidence base

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Summary of the evidence on the importance of family relationships and implications for probation practice. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: families