Tutorial wc 12/1/26: Knife crime & county lines
Knife Crime & County Lines
wc 12/01/2026
Lesson duration is: 50 minItems in this lesson
Knife Crime & County Lines
wc 12/01/2026
What is county lines?
Only 1%.
99% of young people don't carry knives.
County lines is a form of criminal exploitation. It is when criminals befriend young people, either online of offline, and then manipulate them into drug dealing. The 'lines' refer to mobile phones that are used to control a young person who is delivering drugs, often to towns outside their home county.
What is county lines?
Match the term to its definition:
Cuckooingis the taking over of a vulnerable person's home to use and sell drugs in.
Going countryis the travelling to another city/town to deliver drugs.
Trappingis the moving of drugs from one town to another.
Debt slaveryis the forcing of a young person to work in order to pay off money they owe.
Traffickingis the persuasion of a young person to leave their home, leading to exploitation.
What could be going on?
Sarah, a 16-year-old student, was experiencing difficulties at home and had become increasingly isolated. Her school highlighted that she had stopped participating in lessons and
had become more withdrawn.
Sarah’s parents also raised she had stopped socialising with her friendship group and was spending a lot of time alone and in her
room. Sarah started showing signs of self-harm and had been associating with a different group of friends involved in drug use.
What would you do if a friend was always going missing from college or home?
What would you do if a friend suddenly had lots of money/new clothes/new phone?
What would you do if a friend was receiving a lot more calls and texts than usual?
What would you do if a friend was seeming like they have something to hide?
What percentage of young people do you think carry knives?
Only 1%.
99% of young people don't carry knives.
Only 1%.
99% of young people don't carry knives.
Only 1%.
99% of young people don't carry knives.
What is the maximum sentence for carrying a knife in the UK?
Only 1%.
99% of young people don't carry knives.
The maximum sentence for carrying a knife in the UK is
up to 4 years imprisonment.
