Policing County Lines: Impact of Covid-19

Brewster, Ben; Robinson, Grace; Brotherton, Vicky; Silverman, Bernard; Walsh, Dave

Abstract

The second briefing from ongoing research indicates that restrictions introduced in response to Covid-19 have forced adaptations in the methods used by County Lines drug supply networks and have impacted upon the ways law enforcement work to detect and dismantle County Lines activity, as well as safeguard those vulnerable to criminal exploitation.

• Report Type: Project Report
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2022
• Deposit Date: Mar 1, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 8, 2022
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/7531258
• Publisher URL: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/beacons-of-excellence/rights-lab/resources/reports-and-briefings/2021/february/briefing-policing-county-lines-during-covid-19.pdf