Child criminal exploitation (CCE)
A term from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP), reproduced under the Open Government Licence with a link back to the authoritative source.
Definition
Defined as where an individual or group takes advantage of an imbalance of power to manipulate or deceive a child or young person into criminal activity.
This definition is drawn from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice. For the full operational guidance and current wording, read it at source.
Related terms
Exploitation
Defined in section 3 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and includes slavery, servitude, sexual exploitation, and securing services by force, threats, or deception.
Forced or compulsory labour
All work or service exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty and for which the said person has not offered himself voluntarily.
Servitude
A particularly serious form of denial of freedom, involving obligations to provide services to another, often including living on another's property.
Slavery
The status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching the right of ownership are exercised.
Definition reproduced from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See the source link above for the authoritative, current wording.