Data-driven technologies and the fight against child-exploitation: getting data protection right during development
Exploring the use of data-analytics technologies in the fight against child exploitation is for the brave. Tackling such a complex and multifaced issue may appear overwhelming when all the legal, regulatory, social, and economic aspects are considered. Children are vulnerable by default, and those who unfortunately end up in contexts of sexual and non-sexual exploitation […]
CESIUM: Innovation in child safeguarding – An interdisciplinary journey
Child exploitation (CE) is a complex societal problem – there are many moving parts, many points of failure, and many vulnerabilities. Child exploitation includes, but is not limited to, child labour, forced begging, engagement in criminal activities and child prostitution and is often visible in cases of gang membership, “county lines” exploitation, human trafficking and […]
Unprotected children fighting adults’ wars
As part of our work in Human Security and Human Rights we study and unpack issues such as Human Trafficking. In this guest blog, Laura Bakx provides a valuable insight on gaps within the international legal framework prohibiting the use of child soldiers and its impact on the protection of children. Despite the plethora of […]
Enhancing analytical capability to support safeguarding professionals in tackling child exploitation – interview with Jon Betts, CESIUM application project manager
Jon Betts is the lead for public sector at Trilateral Research and has been developing the CESIUM application within Trilateral’s STRIAD cloud platform from concept stage through to production and delivery phases as the Project Manager. In this interview, we discuss the challenges that CESIUM solution will tackle and its impact as a game-changer in […]
Webinar: The role of ethical AI in safeguarding children – A CESIUM case study
What does your role involve in Lincolnshire Police? I am a Detective Inspector, managing areas of ‘vulnerability’. I am the Police safeguarding hub manager, responsible for managing Public Protection Notification (PPN) referrals to partner agencies. I oversee child exploitation, child abuse and adult vulnerability, and I am the tactical lead for ‘missing persons’, and the […]
Develop better early intervention strategies to combat child exploitation – interview with Sheila Taylor MBE, CEO of NWG Network
In this interview with Sheila Taylor MBE, the CEO of NWG Network, we discuss how Project CESIUM supports a better understanding of risks and develops early intervention strategies to combat child exploitation (CE). What is NWG? The NWG is a charitable exploitation organisation that is working in partnership with Trilateral Research and Lincolnshire Police to […]
The experiences of victims of crime with the Garda Síochána: Interim report
We are proud to be working with the Irish Policing Authority to investigate and understand crime victims’ experience with the Garda Síochána (the police service of the Republic of Ireland) and the impact of these interactions. This project, which started in January 2020, will provide important insights into: The nature and quality of victims’ experiences The impact […]
Developing augmented reality tools to combat crime and terrorism
Trilateral Research joins fourteen partners from across the EU in the recently launched three-year Horizon 2020 project DARLENE to develop innovative augmented reality (AR) tools which will improve situational awareness when responding to criminal and terrorist activities. The project will investigate how cutting-edge AR technology combined with computer vision can be deployed to help law […]
Combating child exploitation with ethically designed technology
Government services throughout the UK gather more data than the various agencies can process, leaving them wondering who might be slipping through the cracks from the lack of ability to analyse it. When safeguarding children disconnects in the data kept by various agencies can mean lost opportunity to identify victims, to mitigate risks earlier, to […]
