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Articles by: Kate Thomson

Understanding and responding to child sexual exploitation in Scotland

5th August 2019

Kate Thomson, Glasgow Caledonian University

ANALYSIS: What's the best way of dealing with child sexual exploitation in practice? Kate Thomson, PhD researcher at Glasgow Caledonian University, offers a best practice model from her research with police and other practitioners in Scotland.

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Kate is a final year PhD Researcher at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU), researching agency responses to child sexual exploitation in Scotland. She is an Associate Lecturer in Psychology and Criminology departments, holding an MSc in Forensic Psychology and an MA in Psychology. Kate has substantial practical experience working with children, young people and adults affected by a range of issues, including abuse, addiction, mental health and offending. Alongside her PhD research, she currently works as a Behaviour Specialist with young people at risk of exclusion from school. Kate is also a trained First Responder at GCU, supporting those affected by sexual and gender-based violence, and is a PhD representative for the Scottish Institute of Policing Research (SIPR) and Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association (GLEPHA). Kate’s interdisciplinary research interests relate to support of ‘at risk’ children and young people, police responses to ‘vulnerable’ groups and strengths-based approaches to child protection and criminal justice.