Anti-Social Behaviour On The Curriculum In Ellesmere

Police in Ellesmere have been educating schoolchildren in the town about how anti-social behaviour can affect the people around them.

Over the past few months, police and community support officers have been visiting all schools in the area to talk about both internet safety and nuisance behaviour that can affect people's quality of life.

The aim was to show pupils from all year groups what constitutes anti-social behaviour and how certain actions can be perceived by other people.

PC Paul Crump, Local Policing Officer for Ellesmere Town, said youngsters had responded positively to the sessions.

"We tied a lot of the talks into the summer holidays and what actions might be considered anti-social while the youngsters were out of school," he said.

"Having done the education side of things, we then told the pupils that we would be out on patrol over the break, especially the ‘hot spot' areas, to see how much they had learnt from our visits."

This week is Respect Week, a campaign to highlight the work of local policing teams to tackle anti-social behaviour through education and diversionary activities.

Reducing anti-social behaviour is a high priority for West Mercia Police. Our aim is to raise awareness of the impact anti-social behaviour can have on others and encourage communities to respect and tolerate each other.

Communities can play an active role in identifying and reducing ASB by providing us with valuable information about what is happening in their area.

If you have any information or concerns, you can raise them by:

• Attending your local PACT meeting, surgery or event.
• Calling 0300 333 3000 to speak to your local policing team.
• Emailing your local policing team via the force website www.westmercia.police.uk
• Calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 to report information anonymously.

To find out more about PACT activities in your area visit www.westmercia.police.uk or call 0300 333 3000.

Issued: Thursday 29 July 2010