Lloyd, J., & Firmin, C. (2020). 

England’s child protection system is intended to safeguard young people at risk of significant harm – physical, sexual, emotional abuse and neglect. When young people are physically assaulted, stabbed or groomed into drugs trafficking they experience significant harm. To this extent they are entitled to support from statutory child protection services.

This open access document is available to view online. Youth justice, 20(1-2), 79-92.

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