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GARDEN ROUTE | KAROO NEWS - Youth from all over the Garden Route District participated in a Youth Crime Summit in Mossel Bay last weekend.

The summit, hosted by the Da Gamaskop Police Cluster, took place at the D'Almeida community hall.

According to Brigadier Phumzile Cetyana, the cluster commander, the initiative started as an intervention in the fight against crime. Cetyana says the aim is to create a paradigm shift among the youth to become more involved in crime prevention.

"We want them to think safety, to look at it seriously and to ultimately contribute to a safer society."

The youth were divided into seven groups and Cetyana says their feedback on the topics discussed will be compiled into a working document to craft the way forward. Each group was given a specific topic to discuss and make suggestions on.

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Nathan Ruiters (right) from Heidelberg and Damian Davids (left) from Great Brak River gave  insightful comment on the effect of social media and technology on crime among the youth. Photo: Cornelle Carstens

A participant from Uniondale made a passionate plea to communities to unite against crime. Photo: Cornelle Carstens

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