Children and Young People At Risk of Sexual Exploitation Risk Assessment Tool The risk assessment tool adopts a four step stage approach to assessing risk of sexual exploitation these are: Step 1: Identify the risk indicators Step 2: Identify additional vulnerability factors Step 3: Complete the risk factors matrix Step 4: Risk analysis and plan Important points to remember when assessing sexual exploitation [SE] are: Vulnerable children and people are victims of crime • Both girls and boys can be victims of sexual exploitation and can be equally vulnerable The coercers and perpetrators are usually an adult, but can be children and young • people in a position of power of either gender Young people may exchange or sell sex as a result of constrained choices such as • poverty, isolation and historic abuse Parents/carers may be involved in the sexual exploitation of children, or fail to • prevent/protect from it Groups of children and young people and multiple perpetrators may be involved • (organised abuse) No under 13 years can be assessed as Low Risk if behaviours indicate • involvement in SE No child with a learning disability should be assessed as Low Risk if behaviours • indicate involvement in or risk of SE Disclosure of information by a young person may take time and risks may only emerge • during ongoing assessment, support and interventions with the young person and/or their family
Children and Young People At Risk of Sexual Exploitation Risk Assessment Tool The risk assessment tool adopts a four step stage approach to assessing risk of sexual exploitation these are: Step 1: Identify the risk indicators Step 2: Identify additional vulnerability factors Step 3: Complete the risk factors matrix Step 4: Risk analysis and plan Important points to remember when assessing sexual exploitation [SE] are: • Vulnerable children and people are victims of crime Both girls and boys can be victims of sexual exploitation and can be equally vulnerable • The coercers and perpetrators are usually an adult, but can be children and young people in a position of power of either gender • Young people may exchange or sell sex as a result of constrained choices such as poverty, isolation and historic abuse • Parents/carers may be involved in the sexual exploitation of children, or fail to prevent/protect from it • Groups of children and young people and multiple perpetrators may be involved (organised abuse) • No under 13 years can be assessed as Low Risk if behaviours indicate involvement in SE • No child with a learning disability should be assessed as Low Risk if behaviours indicate involvement in or risk of SE • Disclosure of information by a young person may take time and risks may only emerge during ongoing assessment, support and interventions with the young person and/or their family
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