Constructive Connections : building resilience of families affected by the criminal justice system : final report

Long, T; Lockwood, KA; Raikes, B; Sharratt, K; Loucks, N; Nugent, B

Abstract

The Stimulus for the Study
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde had
identified through previous research that there
was a need to engage with families that are
affected by the criminal justice system in order
to improve the experience for children and
young people.
A consortium of two universities supporting a
Scottish voluntary organisation that works
solely on behalf of families affected by
imprisonment was commissioned to
undertake a participative research project over
18 months to elicit from children, young
people, their families and involved
professionals what the problems were and to
co-produce proposed solutions.
An estimated 27,000 children are affected
each year by parental incarceration in
Scotland. GIRFEC - Getting It Right For Every
Child, now enshrined in Scottish legislation
through the Children and Young People
(Scotland) Act 2014, is a sound building block
for supporting children whose parents come
into contact with the criminal justice system.

Citation

Long, T., Lockwood, K., Raikes, B., Sharratt, K., Loucks, N., & Nugent, B. (2020). Constructive Connections : building resilience of families affected by the criminal justice system : final report

• Report Type: Project Report
• Publication Date: Apr 7, 2020
• Deposit Date: Apr 20, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 20, 2020
• ISBN: 9781912337286
• Publisher URL: https://www.familiesoutside.org.uk/publications/research-reports/
• Additional Information: Corporate Creators : University of Huddersfield, Families Outside; Projects : Constructive Connections: building resilience in families affected by the criminal justice system