May 25, 2020 Briefings, Data Using data intelligently to understand child exploitation OtherBy Rebecca Godar 1) Using data intelligently to understand child exploitation Download 2) Children missing from data Download 3) Intro to multi-agency data framework Download 4) Identifying potential vulnerability Download 5) Patterns of harm Download 6) Patterns of help Download 7) Perpetrators of exploitation Download Child exploitation is an evolving concept, and policy and practice are developing alongside the knowledge and evidence base. While there have been a range of definitions of the different types of exploitation in recent years, the connections and relationships between the types of exploitation are not consistently defined. We only have a very partial picture of the patterns and mechanisms of harm, or how to disrupt those patterns or the effects on young people and communities and how to mitigate and repair that harm. This evidence base is growing, but at the slow pace required for rich and robust academic research. Local areas need to take strategic action in a much shorter timeframe, using the academic and other evidence we do have as a guide. This means looking for local patterns and trends and exploring and evaluating different approaches to tackling exploitation. To do this, local areas need to interrogate local evidence to find relevant insights to guide strategic decision making. One part of this local evidence base is the data collected by a range of public agencies. This discussion piece explores how data might support local areas in tackling child exploitation by providing strategic intelligence about patterns of harm related to exploitation and the experiences of young people in local communities. The discussion piece draws on research evidence and theory about exploitation and extra-familial harm to develop an outline multi-agency data framework that local areas might use to look at patterns and trends in their own local area, using both published and local data. Each section discusses a different aspect of exploitation and identifies key data to help local areas to develop their own local data framework. This seven part piece covers: 1) Using data intelligently to understand child exploitation 2) Children missing from data 3) Intro to multi-agency data framework 4) Identifying potential vulnerability 5) Patterns of harm 6) Patterns of help 7) Perpetrators of exploitation
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