Operation Care was the name given to a police investigation concerning widespread allegations of historical child sexual abuse in children's homes in the Merseyside district of England. [1]
The investigation carried on, despite claims that police used 'trawling' methods to dig up evidence. [2] Trawling was stopped[ when? ] following the Home Affairs Select Committee findings.[ which? ] Trawling continued under the title of 'dip-sampling'.[ citation needed ] As a result a number of people were convicted as a result of the investigations, and some convictions stand. Survivors who gave evidence have been accused of being motivated by possible compensation.[ citation needed ]
In his 2011 autobiography No Smoke, No Fire, footballer and manager Dave Jones details the terrible suffering caused to innocent ex-care workers due to false accusations made as a result of the methods used by the investigators.