What are the merits of incorporating contextual safeguarding into Scotland’s child protection framework in order to address child criminal exploitation and how best could this be achieved?
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The Scottish Government’s Vision for Justice aims to address the underlying causes of crime and create a society in which people feel, and are, safer in their communities. As such, Justice Analytical Services have identified the theme ‘Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types’ as a research priority. Robust research on crime and its various dimensions as well as prevention strategies will inform work towards these aims.
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Related UKRI funded projects
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Crimes of child sexual exploitation in England - A socio-legal project promoting effective approaches to investigation and prosecution.
The 2012 national inquiry into child sexual exploitation (CSE) in gangs and groups by the Office of the Children's Commissioner for England reported 2409 'confirmed victims' of child sexual exploitation in either gangs o...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
Partially relevant as it focuses on crimes of child sexual exploitation in England, not specifically on contextual safeguarding in Scotland.
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How do differing rates and modes of child welfare service interventions impact upon educational and criminal justice outcomes of vulnerable children?
Intervention by child welfare services (CWS) aims to reduce exposure to maltreatment, trauma, or other adverse experiences, either through improvements in family functioning or because the child is placed in care. Notwit...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
Partially relevant as it explores the impact of child welfare service interventions on educational and criminal justice outcomes, but does not specifically address contextual safeguarding in Scotland.
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ML enabled Risk Identification & Assessment in Child Exploitation
This project aims to significantly advance risk assessment practices in public and private sector organisations by applying machine learning techniques to the analysis of big data.In collaboration with the police and wid...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on ML enabled risk identification and assessment in child exploitation, which partially addresses the question of incorporating contextual safeguarding into Scotland's child protection framework.