Blog post theme: Children and young people

Research into online child sexual exploitation and the implications for policing

Themes: Child sexual exploitation, Children and young people, Crime investigation, Cybercrime, Digital technology

Published: 17th December 2025

The police have a problem with Gen Z

Themes: Blogs, Children and young people, Neighbourhood policing, Police legitimacy

Published: 14th June 2024

Increasingly risk averse? An examination of custody strip search trends and disparities in the Metropolitan Police

Themes: Blogs, Children and young people, Police complaints

Published: 4th November 2022

Turning the tide on online child sexual abuse

Themes: Blogs, Children and young people, Crime investigation, Cybercrime, Digital technology

Published: 19th July 2022

Keeping pace with modern day serious and organised crime: the challenge for law enforcement

Themes: Blogs, Children and young people, Crime investigation, Cybercrime, Digital technology, Fraud, Organised crime, Police resources

Published: 20th May 2019

Have police cuts contributed to the increase in violent crime?

Themes: Blogs, Children and young people, Drugs and alcohol, Firearms, Violent crime

Published: 11th April 2018

A ‘sexting surge’ or a conceptual muddle?

Themes: Blogs, Children and young people, Digital technology, Sexual assault

Published: 31st January 2018

Assessing child sexual exploitation from police and partner agency records: a confused and partial picture

Themes: Blogs, Children and young people, Sexual assault

Published: 19th January 2017

Local police, charities and children’s services – the spearhead in the fight against organised child sexual exploitation

Themes: Blogs, Children and young people, Organised crime

Published: 1st November 2016

Shoring up the foundations: Victim belief revisited

Themes: Blogs, Children and young people, Sexual assault

Published: 21st April 2016