What do we know about child sexual abuse and policing in England and Wales? : evidence briefing for the National Policing Lead for Child Protection and Abuse Investigation
| dc.contributor.author | Allnock, Debra | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-22T11:12:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-02-22T11:12:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-11-01 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Allnock, D (2015) 'What do we know about child sexual abuse and policing in England and Wales? : evidence briefing for the National Policing Lead for Child Protection and Abuse Investigation'. : University of Bedfordshire. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10547/623187 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this briefing is to provide the National Policing Lead for Child Protection and Abuse Investigation with evidence for consideration in the development of a National Policing Safeguarding Action plan. The methodology can be found in an associated document. This briefing distils key messages from research evidence on policing and child protection in the United Kingdom (UK). | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Bedfordshire | en |
| dc.relation.url | https://www.beds.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/484693/CSA-and-policing-briefing-FINAL.pdf | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | * |
| dc.subject | child sexual abuse | en |
| dc.subject | police | en |
| dc.subject | policing | en |
| dc.subject | policing and children | en |
| dc.subject | L410 UK Social Policy | en |
| dc.title | What do we know about child sexual abuse and policing in England and Wales? : evidence briefing for the National Policing Lead for Child Protection and Abuse Investigation | en |
| dc.type | Technical Report | en |
| dc.contributor.department | University of Bedfordshire | en |
| dc.date.updated | 2019-02-22T11:10:40Z | |
| html.description.abstract | The purpose of this briefing is to provide the National Policing Lead for Child Protection and Abuse Investigation with evidence for consideration in the development of a National Policing Safeguarding Action plan. The methodology can be found in an associated document. This briefing distils key messages from research evidence on policing and child protection in the United Kingdom (UK). |
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