County Lines and Knife Crime Course

County Lines and Knife Crime

This County Lines & Knife Crime training course provides you with the knowledge and skills to understand, identify and support children and young people who may be vulnerable to exploitation and at risk of being recruited into county lines and involved in knife crime.

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Child exploitation and drug trafficking are illegal throughout the UK. All school staff should be aware of indicators that children are at risk from, or are involved in, serious violent crime, including county lines, as part of their statutory safeguarding duties.

The online County Lines and Knife Crime training course covers what a county lines gang is and what they do, the terminology used, who, where, and how victims may be targeted, how knife crime and trafficking are connected to county lines, other crimes that are often related to county lines, how to support a victim of county lines and how to report concerns.

Duration Depending on the delivery method, this online County Lines and Knife Crime course takes between 1-2 hours to complete and gain your certificate.

Entry & Level There are no barriers to entry on this online County Lines and Knife Crime training. This is an awareness course, suitable for all.

Certification On completion of this County Lines and Knife Crime online course, either download your certificate or access it later online.

Accreditations This online County Lines and Knife Crime course is CPD accredited. It meets accepted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

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County Lines and Knife Crime training course learning outcomes

On completion of this County Lines and Knife Crime training course, learners should know and understand the following:

County lines gang
Understand what a county lines gang is and what they do
Structures
Understand the structures in county lines
Terminology
Understand terminology used by members of county line gangs
Victims
Understand who may be targetted by county line gangs and also where, why, and how victims may be targeted
Knife crime and trafficking
Understand how knife crime and trafficking are connected to county lines
Other crimes
Understand other crimes that are often connected to county lines
Trauma
Understand the trauma that can happen to those involved in county line gangs
Support a victim
Understand how to support a victim of county lines
Your responsibility

Understand your responsibility
Reporting concerns
Understand how to report concerns

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Learn more about county lines and knife crime with our common questions and answers!

If we still haven’t answered your question, please get in touch and our training specialists will be more than happy to help.

What do county lines mean?

County lines is the name given to drug dealing where organised criminal groups (OCGs) use phone lines to move and supply drugs, usually from cities into smaller towns and rural areas.

What types of abuse are connected with county lines?

County line gangs use children and young people to prepare, store, deliver and sell drugs around the country or within their local communities by using coercion, intimidation, debt bondage (creating a debt the child has to pay back), violence and/or grooming.

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