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Unread 06-25-2011, 07:12 PM
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It's about if a child tell you about mum and dad smoking joints/running a pirate DVD business/commiting benefit fraud. Do you report it to the relevant authorities or do you turn a blind eye for the sake of building trust with the family? It depends on the seriousness of the crime being commited by the parents of course.

If however the crime is being commited by the child, that is when it becomes a child protection issue - one small crime to lead to another which can then lead to association with gangs (depending on what part of the country you live in) or more serious crime.

The rights of the child and family when abuse has been suspected.

Hope that helps x
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