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Our recent UCL placement student, Zenia Shanze, has written a blog exploring the rise of cuckooing, a form of exploitation where criminals take over the homes of vulnerable individuals, and the recent efforts to tackle it through the new Crime and Policing Bill. Zenia joined us through UCL’s Micro-Placement Programme, spending six months working across Crest Advisory’s practices and developing this blog as part of an independent research project. 📖 Read her blog here: https://lnkd.in/e7Fy6uyi

Crest Advisory recently published a blog unpacking the findings from our Strategic Needs Assessment on safe accommodation-based support for domestic abuse survivors in London. Commissioned by Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC) and the Greater London Authority, the research examined how demand and provision have changed since 2021 - including the impact of newly commissioned services, service gaps, and pressures from COVID-19 and the cost of living crisis. 📖 Read the blog here: https://lnkd.in/exJPHcSp

A few weeks ago, Crest Advisory presented research at a webinar hosted with the Youth Endowment Fund and the Department for Education, exploring the vital role of key workers in supporting young people affected by serious youth violence. 🎥 You can now catch up on the discussion and explore the findings here: https://lnkd.in/eMmmjamz

The new drama Adolescence has prompted national discussion about the challenges facing children and young people, from online influence to peer dynamics and youth violence. At Crest Advisory, our research with the Youth Endowment Fund found that while social media can be a space of support, it also exposes young people to violent and sexually violent content. This content can affect their perceptions of crime, feelings of safety, and behaviour offline. Yet, children and young people are often left out of these conversations. As we consider how best to respond, whether through education, safeguarding or platform accountability, it’s essential that their voices are heard. 📖 Read more about our work in this area here: https://lnkd.in/eKrMCWZZ

The government’s new standalone offence of Child Criminal Exploitation could be a turning point in tackling exploitation if implemented effectively. In our latest blog, our Analyst Tara D. explores how the new offence fits into the wider legislative landscape, and what’s needed to make it work in practice, ensuring that victims of CCE are better identified and protected. 📖 Read the blog here: https://lnkd.in/exQNfKhN

New blog: Domestic abuse accommodation needs assessment in London Following our Strategic Needs Assessment for Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC), we’ve published a blog exploring our key findings and recommendations in more detail. 📖 Read the blog here: https://lnkd.in/exJPHcSp

Crest Advisory are proud to have worked with the UK Home Office to support the development of updated statutory guidance on tackling modern slavery in supply chains, which provides practical steps for preventing, identifying and responding to modern slavery. It reflects current best practice and supports organisations in meeting their obligations under Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. 📖 Read the updated guidance here: https://lnkd.in/e8D4bQRK

📢 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 – 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵! We’re still looking for police officers of varying ranks and police staff to take part in our research on neighbourhood policing. If you’d like to share your insights and experiences, there’s still time to sign up for a focus group or interview. 📩 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 (𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵): Dr Sophie Wilkinson – sophie.wilkinson@crestadvisory.com Beth Mooney – beth.mooney@crestadvisory.com 📅 Focus groups and interviews take place between 𝟮𝟰 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 – 𝟰 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹.

📢 Our latest research, commissioned by the Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC) and the Greater London Authority, is now published. Crest Advisory is proud to have supported this work, delivering a comprehensive Strategic Needs Assessment on safe accommodation-based support for domestic abuse survivors across London. With the GLA's statutory duty to conduct an assessment, we are grateful for MOPAC's support that enabled this work to be completed to such a high standard, ensuring that policy and commissioning decisions are informed by robust evidence. Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has today announced a new £6m fund to help organisations continue their work with some of the most vulnerable people experiencing domestic abuse, ensuring victims and survivors in safe accommodation get the specialist support they need. 📌 Key insights: 🔹 To access safe accommodation based support victims and survivors need to have access to safe accommodation first. A shortage of move-on accommodation is creating bottlenecks, forcing survivors to remain in safe accommodation for longer, limiting availability for new referrals. More specialist, safe, and suitable housing is needed, especially for survivors experiencing complex disadvantages. 🔹 Safe accommodation and support are valued by survivors, with many reporting positive experiences. However, negative experiences highlight concerns about poor accommodation quality and the lack of long term mental health support. 🔹 The system for commissioning and delivering safe accommodation – and therefore safe accommodation based-support – is in parts fragmented and inefficient, fundamentally hampered by the fact that survivors from one borough are often placed out of borough.  🔹To improve partnership working, all local authority housing teams, and housing associations in London, should be encouraged to undertake Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA) accreditation. DAHA results in improvements in organisational culture and partnership working between statutory and non-statutory partners 🔹 Survivors are often forced to flee while perpetrators remain in their homes, disrupting their lives and limiting long-term safety. Investing in perpetrator management and housing solutions like the Whole Housing Approach will allow survivors to stay in their homes while tackling perpetration. This research provides crucial insights for policymakers, local authorities, and frontline services working to support survivors. 📖 Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eVaM2_qW

📢 We’re looking for police officers of varying ranks and police staff to take part in a focus group or interview for our research on neighbourhood policing. 📩 Get in touch by 𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵: Dr Sophie Wilkinson – sophie.wilkinson@crestadvisory.com Beth Mooney – beth.mooney@crestadvisory.com 📅 Focus groups and interviews will take place between 24 March – 4 April.