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County Lines and Knife Crime

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Child exploitation and drug trafficking are illegal throughout the UK. All school staff should be aware of indicators that children are at risk from, or are involved in, serious violent crime, including county lines, as part of their statutory safeguarding duties.

The online County Lines and Knife Crime training course covers what a county lines gang is and what they do,  the terminology used, who, where, and how victims may be targeted, how knife crime and trafficking are connected to county lines, other crimes that are often related to county lines, how to support a victim of county lines and how to report concerns.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

  • County lines gang: Understand what a county lines gang is and what they do.

  • Structures: Understand the structures in county lines.

  • Terminology: Understand terminology used by members of county line gangs.

  • Victims: Understand who may be targeted by county line gangs and also where, why, and how victims may be targeted.

  • Knife crime and trafficking: Understand how knife crime and trafficking are connected to county lines.

  • Other crimes: Understand other crimes that are often connected to county lines.

  • Trauma: Understand the trauma that can happen to those involved in county line gangs.

  • Support a victim: Understand how to support a victim of county lines.

  • Your responsibility: Understand your responsibility.

  • Reporting concerns: Understand how to report concerns.

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