Tutorial wc 12/1/26: Knife crime & county lines
Knife Crime & County Lines
wc 12/01/2026
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Knife Crime & County Lines
wc 12/01/2026
Starter Discussion
A player is offered a free lift to away games by someone connected to older players. The trips start including unexplained stops in unfamiliar areas
What do you think is going? Discuss
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.
Question
After an injury and loss of confidence, a player spends less time at training and more time with people offering “easy money.”
What do you think is going? Discuss
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?
Question
After training, a player overhears teammates talking about carrying knives for “protection” on the way home from matches.
What are your thoughts?
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.
