Are you worried about your child being criminally exploited?
Criminal exploitation is also known as ‘county lines’ and is when gangs and organised crime networks groom and exploit children to sell drugs. Often these children are made to travel across counties, and they use dedicated mobile phone ‘lines’ to supply drugs.
Do you think your child may be involved in selling drugs or other types of criminal activity?
Have you seen a change in behaviour recently and don’t understand why?
There are some resources that can help you, the Children’s Society have produced a Criminal exploitation: a guide for parents which has information about what to do if you think a child is being exploited
What is sexual exploitation?
Sexual Exploitation is when someone tricks you, manipulates you and maybe forces you to do something sexually for the benefit of themselves or others.
This person may act as your friend, boyfriend or girlfriend, they could be your age, older, male or female, you may have known them a long time or they may be a new friend.
You may have met this person on line or through friends. But something is telling you this is not right, you need to listen to that feeling.
They may make you feel as though:
But although they make you feel special, they also:
The link below contains colour posters which are downloadable and details of activities children, young people, adults, practitioners and managers can get involved in.
Peer-on-peer abuse is any form of physical, sexual, emotional, financial, and/or coercive control exercised between children and young people; this includes intimate and non-intimate relationships.
This abuse can:
If you are worried or want to learn more about Peer on Peer abuse please contact Childline.