Speaker Presentations: The National Combatting Gangs, Violence and County Lines Conference 2023

Thank you for attending The National Combatting Gangs, Violence and County Lines Conference 2023!

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You can download the speaker presentations below.

• Melanie Barr, Head of Analysis, National County Lines Coordination Centre, Metropolitan Police
• Professor Simon Harding, Professor of Criminology and Director of the National Centre for Gang Research, University of West London
• Jonathon Toy, Service Manager Trading Standards and Community Safety, Warwickshire County Council
• Detective Superintendent Andy O’Connor, County Lines Team Lead, Merseyside Police
• Steven Baker OBE, Principal and Andrew Poole, Assistant Head of School and SENCO, Everton Free School
• Evan Jones, Director of CCE Development, St Giles Trust
• Nicola Harding, Lecturer in Criminology, Lancaster University
• Lucia Barber, Gender Consultant, Abianda

The recordings from this conference can be accessed using the links below:

• Morning Session 1 
• Morning Session 2
• Afternoon Session 1
• Afternoon Session 2 (Abianda has requested we do not record their address, so this link only contains Nicola’s presentation)

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