Webinar: Co-designing community resilience to online child sexual exploitation

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This webinar will share findings from research that took a community-led approach to address online child sexual exploitation and abuse. 12pm – 1pm, Thursday 28 November 2024 Online Watch the webinar Online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA) cases have grown in scale and severity over recent years. Its impact on victims, families and communities …

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Researchers showcase new vulnerability and policing findings at national conference

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ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre researchers have shared new findings from Centre projects at a national criminology conference. 22 July 2024 Speaking at the British Society of Criminology Conference in Glasgow, the Centre team provided insights on key challenges, including public trust in local policing, county lines, online child sexual victimisation, and service …

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Capturing online safety risks offline: working together for a whole community approach

Screenshot of animated video "What do children want to help them stay safe online? - Views from children in Blackpool", featuring adults and children sat down using laptops

By Dr Larissa Engelmann, Professor Corinne May-Chahal and Dr Christine A. Weirich, published: 06/02/2024. Efforts to prevent online harm among children mostly take place after harm has occurred, e.g. using artificial intelligence to detect images online, or beforehand through schools and educational initiatives. Yet online sexual abuse continues to increase. Most significantly in the aftermath of the …

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Centre staff present emerging research findings at LEPH 2023

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Members of the ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre have shared emerging findings from current Centre research projects at the Law Enforcement and Public Health (LEPH) 2023 conference in Umeå, Sweden. 23 May 2023 Beginning a series of talks, Co-Directors Professor Adam Crawford and Professor Charlie Lloyd introduced the panel session by outlining the …

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