A sister’s experience of county lines: The possibility of leaving and exiting

Research in Practice Podcast

Sara (a pseudonym) speaks to Research in Practice Assistant Director Susannah Bowyer about her experience of being a family member of someone who is being criminally exploited. This episode focuses on barriers to leaving and exiting and what needs to be overcome. It talks about how threats and violence hold young people in the county lines gang. It talks about how societal drug use facilitates county lines exploitation. Sara reflects on the role of professionals and systems and puts forward suggestions of what might work. This is the final episode in a series on county lines.