Sexual expolitation of children in Britain

This weeks news has seen much coverage and opinion on the nature and causes of child sexual exploitation, following Jack Straws remarks typifying young Asian men as perpetrators and white girls as victims. The charity Barnardo's has for many years been running projects in Britain to help young people who find themselves victims of this type of crime. Anne Marie Carrie, chief executive of Barnardo's stated in the Guardian, 17 January that such stereotyping is unhelpful, and that what is actually required is for sexual exploitation to be addressed as a child protection issue, with a national action plan, earlier identification and more robust evidence gathering and prosecution procedures to help protect children and punish offenders. Barnardo's published their report Puppet on a string: the urgent need to cut children free from sexual exploitation this week.

Recent e-documents

Risky behaviour and social activites (2009), research report from the Department for Children Schools and Families.
Provision of mental health services to care leavers (2009), published by NFER and the Local Government Association.
Increasing the number of care leavers in 'settled, safe accomodation' (2009), by the Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People's Services.
Children's care monitor 2009 Children on the state of social care in England, reported by the Children's rights Director for England.
Children talking to Childline about sexual abuse (2009). Childline case Notes, NSPCC.
The chance of a lifetime: preventing early conduct problems and reducing crime (2009), Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.
Family life: the significance of family to homeless young people (2009). J Monford, Centrepoint.