Vulnerable children in county lines drugs networks: are we any closer to ‘borderless safeguarding'?
Five years since the first NCA County Lines intelligence assessment in 2015: are we any closer in 2020 to truly ‘borderless safeguarding’?
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- Jul 23, 2020
‘Government funded trap houses‘? Unregulated care homes and County Lines
Looked after children are a prime target group for the organised criminal gangs (OCGs) and criminal groups that operate county lines.
- May 19, 2020
Project: County Lines and Looked After Children
Crest is researching the criminal exploitation of looked after children in two police force areas, North Wales and Merseyside.
- May 19, 2020
County Lines after COVID - a new threat?
Since lockdown began, the received wisdom reported in the media has been that the threat from county lines operated by OCGs would reduce.
- Apr 21, 2020
Justice reform post-COVID-19
Crest is undertaking new research to understand how COVID-19 is impacting the criminal justice system.
- Apr 21, 2020
Project: COVID-19 and the criminal justice system
Crest is undertaking new research to understand how COVID-19 is impacting the criminal justice system.
- Apr 8, 2020
Policing the COVID-19 lockdown - what the public thinks
Two weeks into the UK’s lockdown the debate continues on how the public should interpret government guidance.