Network publications

COPE’s ongoing work on its Data with a Purpose initiative has advanced knowledge on existing and future methods of data collection for prisoners upon

Building on an online child-consultation developed by COPE and disseminated by members and affiliates, the following report presents a detailed analys

COPE advocates for a ‘one roof’ approach, a strategic scheme that encourages relevant cross-sectoral stakeholders to come together under a unified fra

Child participation stands as the first thematic area of the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, which states that EU action should ‘empower child

COPE has produced a toolkit on frame reflective advocacy for and with children who have a parent in conflict with the law. This publication discusses

The COVID-19 pandemic has had dramatic effects on everyday life. Measures and restrictions to limit the spread of the virus have had a significant imp

The Council of Europe Recommendation CM/ Rec(2018)5 is landmark instrument that addresses the needs of children with imprisoned parents through fifty-

COPE ‘Advocacy Packs’ can be used as starting points when initiating contact with the following stakeholders: prison services, alternative care provid

For many children, the arrest of a parent will mark their first encounter with the police. Witnessing the arrest of a parent can be frightening, viole

A toolkit on children’s right to direct contact with a parent in prison Child psychologists, social workers, researchers and other child welfare profe

“Mum explained that I had to prepare myself that my father would probably be imprisoned. It was sort of like waiting for something that you know will

This Implementation Guidance Document is structured as a companion to Council of Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)5 to member States concerning child

2019 saw advances in both qualitative and qualitative data collection. With more robust data on who they are and where they are, support initiatives f

After the adoption of Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member States concerning children with imprisoned parents in April

Among the many publications that COPE produces annually, these stakeholder briefings serve several functions. Intended to provide report summaries and

In December 2017, Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) published volume 6 of the European Journal of Parental Imprisonment ‘First port of call: The rol

Roma and Travellers tend to be overrepresented in European prison populations. Roma individuals make up an estimated fifty percent of sentenced prison

The collection of data presented in COPE’s 2018 ‘Establishing Baselines’ report is the first of its kind. It draws from a qualitative questionnaire de

There is an overrepresentation of Roma and Travellers in prison populations in Europe, though exact numbers are difficult to establish, as some countr

This Family Relations Good Practice Collection is the result of a two-year, multilateral cooperative project between the EuroPris Family Relations Exp

First published in 2006, this new edition of Children of Imprisoned Parents: European Perspectives on Good Practice reflects welcome change in awarene

The European Commission sent out a call for submissions in 2011 for their Green Paper on the application of EU criminal justice legislation in the fie

In Autumn 2013 we began an EU-funded project to compile a series of four newsletters focused on justice for children of prisoners. The themes of the n

In May 2011, Children of Prisoners Europe (at that time Eurochips) and the Danish Institute for Human Rights hosted an exhibition of children’s art on

The Children of Prisoners: Interventions and Mitigations to Strengthen Mental Health (COPING) project is the Children of Prisoners Europe network’s ma

Dr. Maria (Ria) Wolleswinkel’s “Children of Imprisoned Parents” is a fundamental text for COPE, providing a legal perspective imbued with psychologica