Child Sexual Abuse and Child Safeguarding

Sexual violence against children in Britain since 1965: trailing abuse. 

Source:  Ebook.

Author:  Basannavar, N.

Publication:  Cham: Palgrave MacMillan, 2021.

Preventing child trafficking: a public health approach.

Source:  Ebook.

Author:  Todres, J.

Publication:  Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 2019.

Multi-agency safeguarding in a public protection world: a handbook for protecting children and vulnerable adults.

Source:  Ebook.

Author: Wate, R., et al.

Publication: London: Hove. 2019.

Tackling child sexual abuse: radical approaches to prevention, protection and support. 

Source:  Ebook.

Author:  Nelson, S.

Publication:  Bristol: Policy Press, 2016.

Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children: contemporary developments in the application of psychology to policing practice. 

Source:  Article.

Author:  Lewis, M., & Ewin, R.

Publication:  Journal of Investigative Psychology & Offender Profiling, 2022. 19, (2), pp. 37-39.

Impacts of organisational role and environmental factors on moral injury and trauma amongst police investigators in Internet Child Abuse Teams.

Source:  Article.

Author:  Doyle, M., et al.

Publication:  Police Journal. 2023, Vol. 96, (1), pp. 153-171.

Multiagency response to childhood sexual abuse: a case study that explores the role of a specialist centre. 

Source:  Article.

Author:  Voss, L., et al.

Publication:  Child Abuse Review, 2018. 27, (3), pp. 209-222. 

Exploring the removal of online child sexual abuse material in the UK: processes and practice.

Source:  Article.

Author:  Martellozzo, E., and DeMarco, J.

Publication:  Crime Prevention & Community Safety, 2020. 22, (4), pp. 331-350. 

Child sexual exploitation and the adoption of public health approaches to prevention: critical reflections on evolving processes and practices.

Source:  Article.

Author:  Weston, S., and Mythen, G.

Publication:  Crime Prevention & Community Safety, 2023. 25, (3), pp. 227-242.

Potential for police investigator bias: the impact of child sexual abuse victims' background characteristics on perceived statement credibility, case outcome and quality of interview questions.

Source:  Article.

Author:  Sumampouw, N., et al.

Publication Date:  Police Practice & Research, 2022. 23, (3), pp. 370-387.

Tackling the 'normalisation of neglect': messages from child protection reviews in England.

Source:  Article.

Author:  Taylor, J., et al.

Publication: Child Abuse Review. 2024, Vol. 33, (1), pp. 1-10.

Too risky yet not risky enough: the intersecting characteristics, vulnerabilities, harm indicators and guardianship issues associated with seriously harmed missing children.

Source:  Article.

Author:  Fox, N., et al.

Publication: Policing & Society. 2024, Vol. 34, (7), pp. 641-657.

National audit on group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Source:  Report

Author:  Baroness Casey of Blackstock.

Publication:  London: Home Office, 2025.

The Whyte review: an investigation commissioned by Sport England and UK Sport following allegations of mistreatment within the sport of gymnastics.

Source:  Report

Author:  Whyte, A.

Publication:  London: Sport England, 2022.

Turning the tide against online child sexual abuse.

Source:  Report

Author:  Skidmore, M., et al.

Publication:  London: Police Foundation, 2022.

Prevention and identification of children and young adults experiencing, or at risk of, modern slavery in the UK.

Source:  Report

Author:  ECPAT and University of Nottingham.

Publication:  London: ECPAT UK, 2024.

What professionals know, think, and do to prevent child abuse: and how we can support them.

Source:  Report

Author:  Dr. White, C., et al.

Publication:  Leicester: NSPCC, 2024.

Child sexual abuse of African, Asian and Caribbean heritage children: a knowledge review.

Source:  Report

Author:  Sukhwant, D.

Publication:  Barkingside: Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse, 2024.

Managing risk and trauma after online sexual offending: a whole-family safeguarding guide.

Source:  Report

Author:  Sabin, N. and Sheath, M.

Publication:  Ilford: Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse, 2023.

Local child safeguarding practice review: Child Q.

Source:  Report

Author:  Gamble, J. and McCallum, R.

Publication:  London: City & Hackney Safeguarding Children Partnership, 2022.

More than words: how definitions impact on the UK's response to child trafficking and exploitation.

Source:  Report

Author:  Duran, L., et al.

Publication:  London: ECPAT UK, 2025.

Exploring the role of sensitive intelligence in child criminal exploitation investigations.

Source:  Thesis

Author:  Sparks, A.

Publication:  Liverpool: Liverpool John Moores University, 2024.

A study of trauma and coping in police officers who investigate rape and child abuse in London.

Source:  Thesis

Author:  Foley, J.

Publication:  Canterbury: Canterbury Christ Church University, 2024.

NSPCC website.

Source:  Website.

Author:  The National Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Children.