Perpetrators of organised child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the UK: a review of current research |
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Authors: | Sarah Colley |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Criminology and Sociology, Faculty of Arts, Culture and Education, University of Hull, Hull, UKS.E.Colley@2013.hull.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACTResearchers and professionals tend to agree that there continues to be a paucity of evidence on who perpetrates organised child sexual exploitation (CSE). This article provides a review of currently available research and data pertaining to this form of offending. It also considers gaps in existing research and some of the challenges surrounding current data recording. Beginning with a discussion of terminology surrounding organised CSE - which has also been called “group localised grooming”, “internal trafficking” and “contact child sex abuse” – there then follows a request for greater clarity of terminology. Finally, the specific issue of offender characteristics is broached through an examination of available research and evidence relating to the perpetrators of organised CSE. |
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Keywords: | Child sexual exploitation on-street grooming grooming gang internal trafficking organised CSE perpetrators child sexual abuse |
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