County Lines

Course overview

This course is designed for anyone wanting to improve their skills and reach their potential as a practitioner. The course is fully interactive and prompts you to assess your own approach to supporting young people who are in care or education and other settings who may be at risk of child criminal exploitation, (CCE) or who are survivors of abuse and exploitation. The course covers key topics such as definitions of County Lines and CCE, discusses terminology, examines gang culture and the history of gangs within the U.K. Highlights impacts on young people, explains reporting and recording obligations, examines the impact of law enforcement and other initiatives to tackle gangs and investigates the impact of County Lines on individuals and communities. The course also includes a downloadable PDF workbook that you can fill in as you complete the training, so that you can develop your skills as a leader or manager and get the most out of the course content.

Aims and objectives

• Define CCE and County Lines
• Discuss new terminology and statistics
• Examine factors to consider such as Violence and Gangs
• Highlight the impact on a young person’s well-being and how we can support them
• Confidently report exploitation or advocate disclosure of abuse
• Know what is being done to combat this form of abuse and what they can do to assist
• Investigate the impact of current affairs on County Lines