Protecting children and young people from sex abuse is a job for all of us
June Eric-Udorie
June Eric-Udorie: As long as we have a culture where people walk past incidents, no amount of child protection or police procedure will prevent this exploitation
Jinan Younis: Our culture devalues female experiences of violence, while men, such as Ched Evans, who are convicted of rape are often pitied in the media
Policies will fail 'family test' if they do not address domestic abuse
Carlene Firmin
Carlene Firmin: Government family support policies will not be effective unless they include include measures to help prevent abuse and violence within families
Carlene Firmin: It's ludicrous to suggest that parents should be fined for children's bad behaviour. Parents need help to deal with problems beyond their control
Carlene Firmin: Crown Prosecution Service guidelines recognise that teenagers in abusive relationships need different services from adults. Those working with young people must adapt their approach.
Carlene Firmin: Despite statistics showing violent crime is down in England and Wales, young people are bringing weapons to school because they feel unsafe
Police fail to recognise that abuse often lies behind women's offending
Carlene Firmin
Carlene Firmin: The Prison Reform Trust and HMIC highlight links between women's offending and domestic and sexual violence, yet the criminal justice system still isn't joining up the dots
Children are being trafficked between towns in the UK
Carlene Firmin
Carlene Firmin: National Crime Agency figures released this month show that 56 UK-born children have been trafficked for sexual exploitation in the past year, but there are many more victims the agencies haven't identified
Siblings of young offenders also need intervention and support
Carlene Firmin
Carlene Firmin: Girl in the corner: All too often services work with young people who have come to the attention of police, but not with their sisters and brothers who risk being drawn into offending
We are failing to respond to the risks faced by teenagers
Carlene Firmin
Carlene Firmin: Girl in the corner: Child protection systems that focus on domestic risk to children aren't protecting young people from each other outside of the home
A lack of youth services is failing children and young people in the UK
Carlene Firmin
Carlene Firmin: A new government report on child poverty stresses the need to increase opportunities outside of the home, yet youth services are nowhere to be found
Myths about victims of sexual abuse can deny young people a voice
Carlene Firmin
Carlene Firmin:When politicians, professionals and the media buy into stereotypes of who is vulnerable to sexual exploitation, they contribute to a culture of disbelief and silence
Carlene Firmin: In the global struggle for girls' right to education, we must address the fact that almost one in three 16- to 18-year-old girls in the UK say they have experienced harassment at school
The allegation, not the victim, should be judged in child sexual abuse cases
Carlene Firmin
Carlene Firmin: New guidelines from the Crown Prosecution Service may help cases to get to court, but juries need to understand the nature of sexual exploitation and the impact that this has on children
