Expert analysis on county lines, criminal exploitation, child sexual exploitation (CSE), criminalisation of victims, and justice system practice.
Articles in this category examine the intersections of criminal justice, modern exploitation, county lines, and trauma. We explore why vulnerable victims are often criminalised, how coercive control operates within criminal networks, and how multi-agency safeguarding can protect children and adults from serious violence.
We deliver commissioned training programmes on child criminal exploitation, county lines, and trauma-informed justice practice.
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...
Criminal exploitation in the UK occurs when children, young people or vulnerable adults are groomed, coerced, threatened or manipulated into criminal activity for the benefit of others. It can inv...
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 controlled into criminal activi...
County lines, child sexual exploitation (CSE) and criminal exploitation can be difficult to recognise because exploitation is often hidden behind changes in behaviour, friendships, routines and online activity. This guide explains common grooming and coercion tactics, warning signs to look for, how different forms of exploitation can overlap, and how families, communities and professionals can respond safely.
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