The European Commission sent out a call for submissions this year for their Green Paper on the application of EU criminal justice legislation in the field of detention. The Green Paper contained 10 questions, and the Commission was interested in receiving feedback, comments and replies from practitioners, such as judges, prosecutors and lawyers and other … Read More
Year: 2011
German government launches query into children with imprisoned parents
With the ratification of the United Nation’s Convention on Children’s Rights, the German government committed itself to respecting the rights of the child separated from one or both parents by making contact to both parents possible, provided this does not interfere with the best interest of the child. Accordingly, compliance with children’s rights during the … Read More
Our newest addition from Scotland
New Eurochips member Families Outside is working alongside Members of the Scottish Parliament to coordinate a new Cross-Party Group on Children and Families Affected by Imprisonment. The Group met for the first time on 26 October 2011. Families Outside is a national Scottish charity that works solely on behalf of children and families affected by … Read More
“When Daddy Is Behind Bars” documentary broadcasts in the Czech Republic
Eurochips partner Czech Helsinki Committee (CHC), in cooperation with Czech Television, has produced a documentary entitled “When Daddy Is Behind Bars“. The 30 minute film, was broadcast on September 8th as part of the television show “Family Crosses” in the Czech Republic. English subtitles are being added to the film in order to broaden the … Read More
Swiss Society of Forensic Psychology event
Carrefour Prison, a Eurochips member based out of Geneva, recently participated in an event held by the Swiss Society of Forensic Psychology with much success. The event spread awareness of the various issues surrounding parenting in custody. It was a new opportunity to educate professionals who work in the prison system, primarily psychologists and psychotherapists … Read More
Prison-staff training in Italy launched by Bambinisenzasbarre
Training workshops focused on combining security and safety for children visiting their parents in prison have begun in Italy. The workshops train existing prison staff on engaging and interacting with children in an environment often perceived as potentially traumatic. The initiative, spearheaded by Eurochips member Bambinisenzasbarre, began last spring. Last May, at the seat of … Read More
Meet our newest affiliate member, Pillars
Eurochips is pleased to announce our latest affiliate member, Pillars. Based out of New Zealand, we are particularly impressed with their online work provided to children with imprisoned parents. We’ve included here a brief outline of their work, mission, and website. Pillars is a charity organisation for children of New Zealand prisoners. Our aim is … Read More
Recent Developments for the COPING Research Project
COPING is a child-centred research project which aims to investigate the characteristics of children with imprisoned parents, their resilience, and their vulnerability to mental health problems. Launched in January 2010 the study covers four countries (UK, Germany, Sweden and Romania)and includes two umbrella organisations (one in Switzerland, the other in France) which each have specific … Read More
Emerging Findings of the COPING Research Project
The COPING project research is still at a relatively early stage, so comment upon the impacts of it at this point is premature. However, throughout the four nations in which the research is conducted, five main themes are beginning to emerge from the in-depth child-centred interviews. Firstly, the role of schools is emerging as very … Read More
COPING project expected results & findings
The COPING project research is entering its final stage, so comment upon the impacts of it at this point is still premature. However, throughout the four nations in which the research is conducted, five main themes have been emerging from the in-depth child-centred interviews. These themes were highlighted last October and all of them have … Read More