PDRM Aims to Make Students Agents Of Change In Fight Against Crime

KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 Bernama) -- The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) want students to be agents of change in society through early exposure to crime prevention in schools.

Kuala Lumpur deputy police chief Datuk Azani Omar said the approach is vital to ensuring that youngsters grow up in a safe and positive environment that is free from the influence of criminal activities.  

He added that through early exposure, students can understand their role in crime prevention, thereby helping to build a more responsible society.

“PDRM believes that prevention starts from education. We want to produce a generation that is brave enough to say no to crime and has a high sense of identity to ward off challenges like bullying, vandalism and cybercrime,” he said at the launch of the Gen Anti-Crime Forum Programme involving the participation of 500 students from 15 Tamil National-Type Schools (SJKT) around Kuala Lumpur here today.

Also present was MIC president Tan Sri S.A. Vigneswaran, who is also the Maju Institute of Educational Development (MIED) chairman, and Kuala Lumpur Education deputy director Aziz Hashim.

Meanwhile, Vigneswaran described the programme as timely, given that the effectiveness of any action is dependent on preventive efforts.

He said the MIED will continue to support anti-crime efforts and target the involvement of more non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the future.

The one-day forum aimed to expose students to the dangers of breaking the law and the importance of discipline in shaping a more secure future.

-- BERNAMA