Intervening early must be a priority to help children turn away from gangs, Barnardo’s says in response to the National Crime Agency’s report on County Lines. Barnardo’s Chief Executive Javed Khan said: Our frontline services are identifying an emerging, shocking trend of child criminal exploitation, particularly through so called ‘county lines’ activity, where children are coerced or manipulated by organised gangs. They may be forced to carry weapons and drugs, go missing from home and are found in other parts of the country and subjected to violence and sexual…
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