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Three years after a landmark national inspection exposed systemic failures in the police response to online child sexual...

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"We must protect the vulnerable from the hostile"

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Drawing on decades of experience in safeguarding and victim advocacy, HMI Kathryn Stone OBE argues that...

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The arrest of a woman using a two-decade-old image taken when she was a teenager has raised fresh questions about just h...

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The mainstream pathway to child sexual abuse

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A new book by Professor Clare McGlynn examines growing evidence that mainstream pornography platforms may be creating pa...

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Could police reform weaken police education?

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As ministers promise sweeping reform, two leading policing academics warn that simplifying officer training could uninte...

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When 'Road Closed' is not enough

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