Aims & Purpose Background Theory How the Toolkit Works The Sentence Types of Prison NOMS Be Aware Behaviours Key Stages Arrest (Stage 1) Charge (Stage 2) Court (Stage 3) Starting the Sentence (Stage 4) First Visit (Stage 5) Serving the Sentence (Stage 6) Release (Stage 7)
Reflection
Background
It is estimated that around 160,000 children have a parent in prison each year. They are a vulnerable group at risk of poor outcomes, three times more likely to have mental health problems or to engage in antisocial behaviour than their peers. Nearly two thirds of boys who have a parent in prison will go on to commit some kind of crime themselves.
Offenders' families are amongst the most socially excluded groups in society. Some are assumed to be 'guilty by association' and many suffer stress-related conditions - almost three quarters of partners and mothers in one survey attributed their health problems directly to the imprisonment of a family member. Almost 60% of families in another survey stated imprisonment of a family member had left them 'less well off'.
(Reducing re-offending: supporting families, creating better futures - Ministry of Justice)
