Sixth form students in Gloucester are to be given a lesson in crime prevention, thanks to a newly produced video and DVD.
The film, accompanied by a booklet, has been produced by Gloucester’s Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership, with Gloucestershire University.
It has previously been distributed to the University’s freshers, and is now being extended to take in Gloucester youngsters who are planning to head to universities around the country in September.
The ‘Wise Up’ series aims to offer students simple tips on how to avoid becoming victims of crime. Safety advice ranges over a wide area of issues of particular importance to students including personal safety, protection of mobile phones, drugs awareness, vehicle security and hate crime.
The video was made by Gloucestershire University’s Film Studies tutor, Bob Brocklehurst, with the assistance of many of his students. Additional funding was provided by Crimestoppers, Endsleigh Insurance, CRIMEBEAT and Government Office South West.
