YOUTH DESK SANDTON SAPS WHAT IS YOUTH DESK

YOUTH DESK SANDTON SAPS

WHAT IS YOUTH DESK • Youth Desk is a structure established by the SAPS and Dept of Community Safety to bring young people together from organisations, churches, schools and the general public

AGE ? 18 to 35

AIM • The aim is to improve co-operation between the police and youth to fight crime! • To address causes of crime through projects and activities TOGETHER!

THE STRUCTURE • It is a sub-Division of the station’s Community Policing Forum • It is a platform for providing developmental training of youth

THE YOUTH CRIME PREVENTION DESK • Works with Sandton SAPS, Sandton CPF, Department of Community Safety and Municipal Governments to identify youth safety challenges, and to develop and implement relevant projects to address these challenges. • These projects are guided by the youth, and are specific to the community’s needs

PROGRAMMES : • Education and skills development • Alcohol and drug abuse • Unemployment • Peer pressure • Lack of role models • Child led homes • Crime • Poor/bad role models • Teen pregnancies • Gangsterism • Materialism • Poverty

CONTINUED • Homeless y 0 uth • Needs to better basic living conditions

WHAT WILL YOUTH BENEFIT FROM JOINING YOUTH DESK • • • Work experience. Meet people you might not ordinary meet. Good for your cv especially for further education. Gives you a position within the community. Gives you a sence of pride, feeling needed and valued. • Strengthen communities. • Be part of the community policing forum.

HOW DO I JOIN? • A short CV, copy of your ID and proof of residence. • Contact your SAPS Youth Desk Co-ordinator ▫ Sgt Segoa Sandton SAPS 011 722 4279 082 644 1619 govenderg@saps. gov. za