A one hour online awareness raising session delivered by Metropolitan Police for all frontline practitioners working with children and families.
The Metropolitan Police are becoming increasingly concerned about a growing online network of people who are encouraging abuse and harm including suicide.
The network is collectively known as ‘The Com’ and comprises groups such as ‘764 and ‘No Lives Matter’. Users have adopted overlapping grievances and motivations, such as Neo-Nazism, Incel ideology, Satanism and Nihilism.
People linked to The Com network have carried out a range of acts, such as hacking, criminal damage and assaults. The most common being child grooming and abuse.
The perpetrators and victims are generally children and young adults and there is often a blurred line between the two.
The Metropolitan Police would like to raise awareness of this risk with safeguarding partners.
Learning Outcomes
- Learn about the ideologies that motivate these groups
- Understand the methods they use to groom and recruit young people
- Recognise the signs and symbols that may indicate a person is being drawn into the network.
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Wednesday 26th February 1pm – 2pm
Tuesday 4th March 4pm – 5pm
Wednesday 19th March 10am to 11am