October 2023 - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre

Through the Cracks in County Lines

A white and orange train moving at speed on railway tracks

By Dr Tobias Kammersgaard and Dr Chris Devany, published: 23/10/2023. This blog was originally published on the N8 PRP website. The term ‘county lines’ is used to refer to the practice of drug sellers from larger cities travelling to smaller towns to distribute illicit drugs. Exploitation is common as those involved will often recruit, groom …

Two police officers looking at a woman sat on a plastic chair on a London street

By Professor Martin Webber and Professor Liz Hughes, published: 10/10/2023. The theme of World Mental Health Day (10 October 2023) is that ‘mental health is a universal human right’. Everyone has the right to have good mental health, though with one in four people in the UK experiencing a mental health problem each year, significant …