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National policing strategy needed to tackle County Lines child exploitation, study shows

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There is no consistent approach to the policing of County Lines drug distribution, leaving children and adults vulnerable to exploitation and harm, according to a landmark study by the ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre.

Summer School brings together next generation of vulnerability and policing researchers

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The ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre was delighted to host 21 PhD students last week at the University of York as part of its international PhD Summer School.