Articles in this category explore the intersection of trauma, vulnerability, and the criminal justice system. Topics include exploitation, county lines, criminalisation of vulnerable groups, and the challenges professionals face when supporting individuals involved in or affected by justice processes. Content supports trauma-informed, ethical, and collaborative practice across criminal justice, social care, safeguarding, and public-sector services.
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Criminal exploitation rarely relies on force alone. Instead, it is sustained through grooming, coercive control and psychological manipulation that gradually remove choice, increase dependency and… Read More »
Across the UK, children and vulnerable adults who are criminally exploited are frequently treated as offenders rather than victims. Despite growing awareness of county lines,… Read More »
Criminal exploitation is a growing safeguarding and criminal justice concern across the UK. It affects children, young people and adults who are groomed, coerced or… Read More »
County Lines CSE and Criminal Exploitation are some of the most significant issues facing children and vulnerable adults in the UK today. These forms of… Read More »
