School children contribute to community safety (story plan)

by Yixiang Zeng

Original press release from Metropolitan Police Service:

Young people from Waltham Forest are teaming up with local police officers to tackle anti-social behaviour and reduce fear of crime.

The project, named “Develop”, aims to improve community safety and build a lasting Olympic legacy in the Olympics hosting boroughs.

It launched as part of the Olympic Safety and Security Programmes to mark 1000 days to go until the Paralympic Games arrive in London.

The Metropolitan local police is now working with Walthamstow School for Girls and Rushcroft Sports Academy.

My angle

How the project raise community awareness for local youngsters as well as reduce fear of crime, and how these local young people find their way to contribute positively to London 2012 Olympics?

Interview questions

For Walthamstow School for Girls & Rushcroft Sports Academy (Schools Officials):

When did these activities start and how long will they last?
How old are these pupils?
What did these activities involve?
Why did the school decide to participate?

What do you mean by “community awareness”?
What do you mean by “reduce fear of crime”?
How is this project going to help with community awareness? As well as reduce fear of crime?
In your opinion, what caused the fear of crime?
Can you give some examples about how is this project going to reduce the fear of crime?

How do your school children contribute to the Olympics?
What impact does the Olympics have on your school children?
How do your school children benefit from this project?

What results has the project brought to the school so far?

Does the project have three stages? After your school completing the first stage, do you intend to participate in the other two?

Metropolitan Police Officers: (PC Jeff Wade from the Metropolitan Police Service, who works on the Olympic Safety and Security Programme):

What is the aim of this project?

When did these activities start and how long will it last?
What did these activities involve?
Why did you choose to start the project from Waltham Forest?
Why did you choose these two institutions?
Will you involve other institutions later for the same project?

How do these school pupils help contribute to the Olympics?
What impact does the Olympics have on the local school children?
How do these local school children benefit from this project?

What do you mean by “community awareness”?
What do you mean by “reduce fear of crime”?
Please give some examples how youngsters help reduce fear of crime as well as raise community awareness.
Why are you deciding to work on such project only now?

Why do you choose to tackle anti-social behaviour particularly? (There are many other crimes, such as knife crime)
Why do you choose to work with local youngsters in this case, but not from other ages? (Normally youngsters are the ones to create nuisance)

What are the results so far?
Are you going to work on the same project in other four Olympics boroughs? If so when? If not why?


Children

What do you understand by community awareness?
What do you understand by reducing fear of crime?

What have you done in this project?

Do you think you can directly reduce the fear of crime? If yes, how? If no, why?
How are you going to contribute to the Olympics through this project?

Why are the Olympics important to you?

Parents

What crime do you think needs to be sorted out in your community?
How will this project help you understand these terms better, ie. Community awareness or reducing fear of crime.

What have your children done so far in this project? Examples
How do you feel this project help your children develop their community awareness and reduce fear of crime?

How do you think this project help your children contribute to the Olympics?
Do you think the Olympics has an impact on your children, and how?
How do your children benefit from this project?