Elizabeth Ayre
Liz Ayre PhD has been Executive Director of Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE Network) since 2000. She was a Research Fellow in European Studies at Maastricht University, conducting research on understanding the policy gap for children affected by parental incarceration from a frame analytical perspective. She participated in the drafting of the 2018 Council of Europe Recommendation for Children with Imprisoned Parents [CM/Rec(2018)5] alongside experts Kate Philbrick and Ria Wolleswinkel, co-drafted the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying CM/Rec(2018)5, and was a member of the Research Team for the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty. She has been dissemination leader for several transnational EU-funded studies on children affected by parental incarceration. Her most recent publication is Framing and Children’s Rights in Europe: Exploring policy processes for children with an incarcerated parent, in Donson, F., & Parkes, A. (Eds.). (2021). Parental Imprisonment and Children’s Rights. Routledge.
Address: Paris, Île-de-France, France
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lagging or absent with respect to policymaking on national and European Union levels? The crucial role of issue framing in policymaking has been well documented; the way issues are
framed has impact. In this theoretical discussion, based on a literature review, the author proposes a constructivist analytical framework combining theories of issue framing,
agenda-setting and lobbying to address the dynamics of policy processes and discursive interactions among policy entrepreneurs, political actors and publics for children affected
by parental incarceration, and to advance some hypotheses concerning those factors which
could be impeding policy interactions for affected children at national and EU levels. This
framework, to be developed over the next five years as part of research that the author is
undertaking at Maastricht University, will enhance understanding of the ways in which
framing dynamics play a role in the more intricate, fragmented policymaking environment
of EU institutions, and might shed light on the ways in which policies on behalf of this
group of children could be further promoted in future.
Imprisonment is a bi-annual publication that
seeks to broaden the study of issues relevant
to children affected by parental incarceration
and meet a burgeoning interest in the
development, implementation and evolution
of entitlements, policies and practices that
promote their well-being. With a view to
fostering new perspectives for children with
imprisoned parents, the journal features
contributions by eminent scholars and experts
in the fields of child rights, child welfare,
criminal and social justice, psychology,
penal affairs and other disciplines. Published by the network Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE). Edited by Hannah Lynn.
Books by Elizabeth Ayre
• Assessing the impact on a child when their parent is
imprisoned: some ethical questions (Kate Philbrick) .........................................................
Principles for considering defendants’ children at
sentencing (The Honorable Eleanor L. Bush) ............................
Child impact statements and the Irish Probation
Service (Vivian Geiran)
..........................................................
Whose rights? What impact? The potential for
the development of child impact statements in
the Irish criminal justice system (Fiona Donson) ..........................................................
Developments in South African law regarding the
sentencing of primary caregivers (Ann Skelton & Lynne Mansfield-Barry)
.................
Child and family impact assessments: key
achievements in Scotland (Tânia Loureiro & Nancy Loucks)
............................
Short but not sweet: exploring the impact of
short sentences on mothers (Lucy Baldwin & Rona Epstein)
...............................
Swedish children’s rights lacking when sentencing their parents (Johanna Schiratzki)
.................................................
Children’s well-being prior to paternal incarceration
(Joni Reef, Anja Dirkzwager, Paul Nieuwbeerta)
Manby, Elizabeth Ayre, Liliana Foca, Romeo Asiminei, Kate Philbrick and
Cristina Gavriluta.
Studies suggest that maintaining family ties can help reduce the likelihood of reoffending, and that while parental imprisonment can increase a child’s likelihood to offend, positive responses to the situation can aid the children’s well-being, attitude and attainment. Drawing on findings from the recently completed EU-funded COPING Project on the mental health of children of prisoners, this chapter explores the factors that aid a child’s ability to cope with parental imprisonment and the actions that different stakeholders can take to support them. It identifies some of the mental health impacts at different stages of parental imprisonment, the roles played by non-imprisoned parents/carers and by schools, and suggests options for further clarifying the factors that help and hinder children of prisoners in the short and long term
lagging or absent with respect to policymaking on national and European Union levels? The crucial role of issue framing in policymaking has been well documented; the way issues are
framed has impact. In this theoretical discussion, based on a literature review, the author proposes a constructivist analytical framework combining theories of issue framing,
agenda-setting and lobbying to address the dynamics of policy processes and discursive interactions among policy entrepreneurs, political actors and publics for children affected
by parental incarceration, and to advance some hypotheses concerning those factors which
could be impeding policy interactions for affected children at national and EU levels. This
framework, to be developed over the next five years as part of research that the author is
undertaking at Maastricht University, will enhance understanding of the ways in which
framing dynamics play a role in the more intricate, fragmented policymaking environment
of EU institutions, and might shed light on the ways in which policies on behalf of this
group of children could be further promoted in future.
Imprisonment is a bi-annual publication that
seeks to broaden the study of issues relevant
to children affected by parental incarceration
and meet a burgeoning interest in the
development, implementation and evolution
of entitlements, policies and practices that
promote their well-being. With a view to
fostering new perspectives for children with
imprisoned parents, the journal features
contributions by eminent scholars and experts
in the fields of child rights, child welfare,
criminal and social justice, psychology,
penal affairs and other disciplines. Published by the network Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE). Edited by Hannah Lynn.
• Assessing the impact on a child when their parent is
imprisoned: some ethical questions (Kate Philbrick) .........................................................
Principles for considering defendants’ children at
sentencing (The Honorable Eleanor L. Bush) ............................
Child impact statements and the Irish Probation
Service (Vivian Geiran)
..........................................................
Whose rights? What impact? The potential for
the development of child impact statements in
the Irish criminal justice system (Fiona Donson) ..........................................................
Developments in South African law regarding the
sentencing of primary caregivers (Ann Skelton & Lynne Mansfield-Barry)
.................
Child and family impact assessments: key
achievements in Scotland (Tânia Loureiro & Nancy Loucks)
............................
Short but not sweet: exploring the impact of
short sentences on mothers (Lucy Baldwin & Rona Epstein)
...............................
Swedish children’s rights lacking when sentencing their parents (Johanna Schiratzki)
.................................................
Children’s well-being prior to paternal incarceration
(Joni Reef, Anja Dirkzwager, Paul Nieuwbeerta)
Manby, Elizabeth Ayre, Liliana Foca, Romeo Asiminei, Kate Philbrick and
Cristina Gavriluta.
Studies suggest that maintaining family ties can help reduce the likelihood of reoffending, and that while parental imprisonment can increase a child’s likelihood to offend, positive responses to the situation can aid the children’s well-being, attitude and attainment. Drawing on findings from the recently completed EU-funded COPING Project on the mental health of children of prisoners, this chapter explores the factors that aid a child’s ability to cope with parental imprisonment and the actions that different stakeholders can take to support them. It identifies some of the mental health impacts at different stages of parental imprisonment, the roles played by non-imprisoned parents/carers and by schools, and suggests options for further clarifying the factors that help and hinder children of prisoners in the short and long term