Nicholas Marsh has over 20 years of experience in child protection as a social worker and researcher. He holds a PhD in Social Work, with a thesis on child exploitation. He has designed and implemented research-based exploitation services, tools and assessments in the UK and Australia. In 2022, he founded 10 AND 23, a research and consultancy organisation focused on developing inclusive responses to adolescent needs.

'This groundbreaking book shines a spotlight on safeguarding practice with boys in the context of child exploitation. It brings into sharp focus the intersectional experiences that compound risks for boys from marginalised and disadvantaged backgrounds.' Claudia Bernard, Goldsmiths, University of London

• Foreword by Dr Darren Sharpe1. Introduction: Have Boys Become Ungrievable?2. Embedded Assumptions: Gender and Age in Safeguarding Frameworks3. Child Sexual Exploitation and Child Criminal Exploitation: Understanding the Overlaps and Gaps4. Rethinking Participation When Working With Boys and Young Men5. Beyond Gender: An Intersectional Framework to Working With Boys Affected by Child Criminal Exploitation6. Between Spaces: Rethinking Approaches to Working With Boys and Young Men at Risk of Exploitation7. Recommendations for Policy and PracticeAppendix: Topic Guides