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Group-based child sexual exploitation in the UK

The relationship between social and economic vulnerability and the risk of child sexual exploitation in the UK, including the role of ethnicity and culture.

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Jan 31, 2026

What socioeconomic factors influence rape prevalence and reporting in UK Pakistani communities?

High‑profile prosecutions in towns such as , and have focused public attention on men of heritage as perpetrators in multiple organised cases, while victims were often white British girls; official re...

Jan 11, 2026

How have social and economic factors been linked to the emergence of grooming gangs in UK research?

Research into group-based child sexual exploitation in the UK has repeatedly linked social and economic vulnerability — including care backgrounds, homelessness and living in deprived areas — to victi...