In an interview with The Independent newspaper last week, policing minister Hazel Blears said that she was in discussions with children's minister Margaret Hodge about an early intervention scheme to keep children from criminal backgrounds from breaking the law.
The idea is based on research that found that children with criminal parents are far more likely to end up in jail. It would include looking at the risk factors that can lead children and young people to offend.
Ms Blears said that of the 125,000 children with fathers in prison, around 65 per cent would find themselves behind bars later on.
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