Montclair youth to help fight crime
The Montclair Police Station, in partnership with members of the Community Police Forum, recently held the youth desk elections.
IN a bid to reduce crime in the neighbourhood the Montclair police, in partnership with the Montclair Community Policing Forum, held youth desk elections. These elections were held to elect young people to serve on the youth crime desk for the Montclair policing precinct.
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The elections were held at the Yellowwood Park Primary School recently. The aim is to develop common approaches and objectives to combat crime, while also recognising partnerships as an effective way of tackling crime and related issues.
Duties of the crime youth desk includes:
- Developing initiatives aimed at preventing young people from engaging in criminal activities
- Working with schools and communities to raise awareness of crime among the youth
- Helping the police to root out criminal activities in communities
Station commander for Montclair Police Station, Colonel Trevor Small, told the youth about the types of crime happening in Montclair.
Chairperson of the Montclair Community Police Forum, Rave Naidoo, led the elections to ensure fairness and transparency in the process.
Sergeant Noma Mnguni for Montclair police station said, “All went well. The Montclair elected were happy to be chosen to work against crime in the community.”
The elected youth, aged between 18 and 35, were encouraged to be the champions in the fight against crime in Montclair.
The areas that the elected members will be looking at include Yellowwood Park, Woodhaven, Woodlands, Montclair, Clairwood and Mobeni.
The newly elected members for the crime youth desk are, Ayanda Njapha (chairperson), Luyanda Mkhize (deputy chairperson), Nompumelelo Mkhiuzwayo (secretary), Bongani Mtolo (deputy secretary), Jami-lee Legget (treasurer) and Luyand a Mtolo (PRO).
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Police spokesperson for Montclair Police Station, Captain Cherly Pillay, said the youth played a vital role in successfully addressing youth crime prevention programmes.
“The police are engaging with the youth to establish a platform that will allow young people to take collective responsibility, prevent criminality and address social conditions and will also concentrate on awareness campaigns to address gender-based violence, human trafficking, moral regeneration and crime prevention through sport against crime initiatives.
Youth programmes are launched for the following reasons:
- To give young people a platform to express their opinions in matters concerning their communities
- To encourage and develop leadership skills among the youth by allowing them to take on roles of responsibility
- To develop the skills and knowledge of young people to effectively address societal issues including crime
- To foster a sense of civic responsibility and engagement by involving the youth in the democratic process
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