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dc.contributor.authorPitts, John
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-05T12:44:51Z
dc.date.available2021-01-05T12:44:51Z
dc.date.issued2020-09-25
dc.identifier.citationPitts J (2020) 'Covid-19, county lines and the seriously “left behind”', Journal of Children's Services, 15 (4), pp.209-213.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1746-6660
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/JCS-06-2020-0024
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10547/624724
dc.description.abstractPurpose: The purpose of this study is to suggest how the Covid-19 lockdown may affect illicit drug users and vulnerable children and young people who become involved in County lines drug dealing. Design/methodology/approach: This is an “opinion piece” based on data released by central and local government departments and voluntary sector sources concerning the impact of the Covid-19 restrictions on illicit drug users and vulnerable children and young people. The data is augmented with information from recent discussions with police officers, youth workers and social workers in a London borough. Findings: It appears that the Covid-19 restrictions have had, and will continue to have, a deleterious impact upon both illicit drug users and the young people caught up in County lines drug distribution. Originality/value: The study’s originality lies in its attempt to use a range of sources to anticipate the consequences of the Covid-19 restrictions on illicit drug users and vulnerable children and young people.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJAI Pressen_US
dc.relation.urlhttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCS-06-2020-0024/full/htmlen_US
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dc.subjectgang violenceen_US
dc.subjectcounty linesen_US
dc.subjectdrug dealingen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.titleCovid-19, county lines and the seriously “left behind”en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.eissn2042-8677
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Bedfordshireen_US
dc.identifier.journalJournal of Children's Servicesen_US
dc.date.updated2021-01-05T12:40:16Z
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