The Fiji Police Force continues to visit schools to empower students through its Crime Stoppers Fiji Scholastic Program with knowledge of the law, that they are sure to make informed decisions that will keep them from ending up on the wrong side of the law.
Police Constable Unaisi Butukoro who currently heads the Scholastic Program nationwide has been working with Divisional Community Policing officers visiting schools to create awareness on the Scholastic Program.
The sessions were also an opportunity to talk about issues impacting young lives, which included cyber-crime, sexual offences, drugs, and juvenile offences, where the elements and penalties of the crimes were openly discussed.
The Force understands that the safety and well-being of young children and youths is a shared responsibility, where everyone has a role to play in keeping them safe and out of harm’s way.
The Force reasons children and youths are vulnerable to becoming victims of crime, and in the absence of constant guidance, could also find themselves being the perpetrators of crime.
“Through such visitations, we are trying to empower students to know that there are real and serious consequences in engaging in illegal activities contrary to the opinions of their peers,” police said.
