👏Congratulations to our first five Early Career Researcher Development Fund award holders: Nikki Rutter Leah Moyle @NadiaJessop Dr Laura Pajón Dr Rebecca Shaw vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/news/centre-fu…

Congratulations to our very own Dr Laura Pajón who will be undergoing a study based on how traffickers groom children online. The project is one of five being funded by the Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre 💻📄👏 ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/news/…

Great project aimed at undermining criminal child traffickers! Well done to Dr Laura Pajón LJMU Policing bit.ly/3n7Lmv5

1/ Yesterday there was a fascinating session of the House of Lords Horticultural Sector Committee committee looking at exploitation on the UK's seasonal worker visa scheme. There were some shocking revelations, which you probably missed because it got ZERO press coverage. So here is a 🧵 with some highlights.

Earlier this year we funded several projects from our Early Career Research Development Fund. Dr Laura Pajón from LCAPS Policing @LJMU is leading a project exploring how social media is used in the trafficking of children and young people vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/social-media-f…

Yesterday was the official lunch of an incredible 4-years project promoting the principles of effective interviewing! Check below the IMPLEMENDEZ project 👇🏻

Great MSHT conference today at Hull, presenting the preliminary findings from the project on Social Media-Facilitated Trafficking of Children and Young People and listening to the new research being conducted on the field. Thanks Dr Alicia Heys for organising such a good conference!

It's been a fantastic week in Coimbra. Lots of planning and deciding making. Here are some of the team making important decisions..

My magnificent colleague Professor Yvonne Daly in full flow at the management team meeting #ImpleMendez #costaction CA22128 #mendezprinciples

What a privilege to be part of the #IMPLEMENDEZ #CA22128 project and work with such a fantastic team!

And we are off!! The first ever ImpleMendéz Summer School has begun in beautiful Ljubljana! Over the next two days, 27 members of our COST Action will be immersed in debate, discussion & analysis of the Mendez Principles. Follow here for updates! Prof Dave Walsh Professor Yvonne Daly

Excellent opening session by Ivar Fashing on an "Introduction to the Mendez Principles". The six principles set out best practice approaches to police interviewing. Significantly, the principles are not only about what to do but also what not to do! Prof Dave Walsh Professor Yvonne Daly

Our Action Chair (and spiritual leader) Prof Dave Walsh welcoming the delegation to Ljubljana. Delighted to have the opportunity to attend the first ever ImpleMendéz Training School. #Implemendez

A wonderful first day of our very first IMPLEMENDEZ Training School in beautiful Ljubljana, Slovenia. Fantastic presentations on the Mendez Principles, rapport, good questioning skills, effective disclosure methods and more! Professor Yvonne Daly

And that’s a wrap! The curtain has come down on the 1st ImpleMéndez Summer School after 2 engaging days of discussion & debate in Ljubljana. Thanks to all involved- especially Professor Yvonne Daly, Prof Dave Walsh, Ivar Fishing, Miet Vanderhallen, Simon Oleszkiewicz & Igor Areh for leading the event.

Back in UK after 2 inspiring days in Ljubljana as part of the IMPLEMENDEZ project with a group of very knowledgeable & committed researchers. Lots of interdisciplinary discussion & knowledge exchange to promote implementation of effective & ethical police interviewing techniques

🙏TY to Dr.Pompedda & Dr Laura Pajón for their leadership in 2 projects ICMEC is supporting: strengthening child interviewing techniques & building ethical interviewing practices in trafficking cases. As always, huge TY to Dave & Fiona Walsh! #COSTAction #CapacityBuilding

Last week Dr Laura Pajón organised a workshop LCAPS Policing @LJMU. The workshop, attended by police officials, governmental & non-governmental groups, fostered interactive discussions on best practice to communicating with victims of trafficking. See full report, here: implemendez.eu/best-practices…