Police must prioritise children's issues if trust is to be restored
Anna Feuchtwang
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
We have been saturated lately by media coverage of high-profile cases of child sexual exploitation and trafficking. In many cases, subsequent findings show those vulnerable children have been systematically failed by institutions that exist to protect them, including the police. These cases - most notably in Rotherham, Oxford, Telford and Rochdale - have raised concerns about how the police and other agencies engage with children and young people overall, especially victims of abuse.
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