The guidance has been put together by Dr Sotirios Santatzoglou and Professor Sue Read at Keele University, with the support of Barrow Cadbury Trust, after they found there is a significant gap in training and guidance to help staff to deal with this issue.
Research on young offenders has found they suffer a disproportionate amount of bereavement, loss and separation compared to the general population. This might be family members, friends, their co-accused or even their victims.
It is not difficult to identify the problems of being locked up and losing a loved one, but the practical solutions are not always obvious and may demand time, which is rarely available for over-stretched custody officers, probation staff, chaplains, education staff and family visit organisations.
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