COVID-19 and Child Criminal Exploitation: Closing Urgent Knowledge and Data Gaps on the Implications of Pandemic for County Lines

  • Funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
  • Total publications:1 publications

Grant number: ES/V004921/1

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19
  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $217,194.95
  • Funder

    UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
  • Principal Investigator

    Ben Brewster
  • Research Location

    United Kingdom
  • Lead Research Institution

    University of Nottingham
  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A
  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Other secondary impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

Our research will assess changes and continuities in perpetrator behaviour resulting from social distancing, showing whether criminal business models are likely to change due to a changing risk and/or profitability profile. This project will detail the impact of social distancing measures on offenders' ability to groom, methods for mobilising 'county lines' operations, and the prevention, detection and safeguarding abilities of police and other organisations. It will use a single case-study design.

Publicationslinked via Europe PMC

Covid-19 and child criminal exploitation in the UK: implications of the pandemic for county lines.