The Judiciary Police (PJ) held a total of six crime prevention exchange meetings via the School Safety Network from October 7 to 16 with more than 100 representatives from 79 primary and secondary schools, tertiary education institutions and evening schools in Macau, in order to strengthen communication and cooperation with the education sector in preventing crimes against young people, according to a PJ statement yesterday.
The School Safety Network is a programme set up by the Judiciary Police in 2008 to provide closer communication between the police and education institutions.
Six exchange sessions were held at the private City University of Macau (CityU), Colégio Mateus Ricci Secondary School, Yuet Wah College, Macau Kung Luen Vocational & Technical Middle School, Taipa Fong Chong School, and Saint Paul School Macau.
At the meetings, PJ officers introduced the trends of crimes involving young people this year, explained the law and order situation in the vicinity of schools, and explored in-depth exchanges on topics related to young people, such as awareness of deception and refusal to take drugs, as well as mental health.
According to the statement, PJ officers will further strengthen crime prevention training for parents, so as to enhance their awareness and insight into crime prevention, and to jointly prevent juvenile delinquency and other problems affecting young people from occurring.
At the same time, in view of the legalisation of cannabis in some countries or regions and the adverse impact of misleading information on the internet on the physical and mental development of young people, PJ officers will continue to carry out anti-drug education and publicity work in schools to help young people develop the correct attitude about staying away from drugs, the statement said.
This undated handout photo provided by the Judiciary Police (PJ) shows PJ officers and representatives from Macau Kung Luen Vocational & Technical Middle School pose on the sidelines of one of the recent PJ crime prevention exchange on-campus meetings.
