Transcript for Molly and Robyn: A simulated innovative tool for the training of police officers
0:01 - 0.06 >> My name is Emma Soutar and I'm the lead trainer at the Centre of Child Protection here at the University of Kent. 
0.06 - 0.12 >> We have developed some specialist training for police officers around trauma informed practice to child sexual exploitation (CSE)
0.12 - 0.26 >> This was made possible by some funding from the Economic and Social Research Council which allowed us to partner with Kent Police and create Robyn and Molly: Trauma Informed Approach to Investigating Child Sexual Exploitation. 
0.26 - 0.36 >> This immersive training offers the opportunity to follow Robin and Molly's timeline and their interactions with the police, mainly through training detective Constable Sue Jackson.
0.36 - 0.47 >> We listen to audio, we read scripts, we see case files and there are discussion points throughout. And there are interactive features in order to embed those trauma informed skills.
0.47 - 1.07 >> We assess where characters are within the window of tolerance. We deepen understanding of push and pull factors. We consider attitudes and behaviours through Betari’s box model. And crucially we unpack those trauma informed approaches before going on to consider offender strategy.
1.07 - 1.11 >> My name is Jackie Howard and I’m the child exploitation trainer for Kent Police, a key area of policing.
1.11 - 1.22 >> Focus for us is victim blaming language and our aim to culturally shift from victim blaming language to victim-centred language .
1.22 - 1.33 >> This involves recognising what victim blaming language is to allow investigators to be trauma informed in their behaviour when working with all children and young people.
1.33 - 1.47 >> This also ensures that investigators understand the impact of victim blaming language of children and young people to prevent reinforcing and perpetuating the shame and guilt that perpetrators encourage in their victims as a method of control. 
1.47 - 1.58 >> As children can never consent to their own abuse and being a survivor of violence abuse or trauma is not a victim's fault even if one believes that actions led them there.
1.58 - 2.10 >> All of this is designed to increase confidence in identifying and challenging victim blaming language constructively and professionally and improve victim's feelings of confidence in reporting to police.
2.10 - 2.31 >> The simulation training designed with the University of Kent has provided the academic basis to make that step change in the right direction to address the impact of language through case studies and Interactive Learning allowing empathy-driven discussion and cultural change within policing for the better for victims.
2.31 - 2.48 >> It's been a real privilege working with Kent police and we're now ready to take this training to other forces so if you're interested please do get in touch.