Crime Stoppers Tasmania has launched the Crime Stoppers Youth Challenge 2009, with a focus on violence against young people.

The Crime Stoppers Youth Challenge Tasmania is a competition for students in Years 5 to 10.

"The program aims to have students research the impact youth violence potentially has on their own community and suggest initiatives to tackle the issues and reduce related  crimes.

Participants are encouraged to work together in school groups to design practical solutions to assist in prevention and reduction of youth violence." 

Crime Stoppers Tasmania invites schools to participate in this year's challenge to assist in identifying and addressing many of the issues linked to youth violence and examining the role that Crime Stoppers can play in tackling these issues.

Three entry categories are:
Upper Primary     Years 5/6
Lower Secondary      Years 7/8  
Upper Secondary      Years 9/10

The Crime Stoppers Youth Challenge is designed to help young people:

• understand the context of crime, ethical issues surrounding crime, the motivations of those committing the crime, and the causes of crime;
• understand the consequences of crime for individuals and the whole community including any personal, legal, economic and social impact;
• suggest solutions to reduce and prevent crime through research and presentation of their findings to the community;
• understand the formal processes of solving crime, including the role of Crime Stoppers;
• involve the community in understanding crime and the role of Crime Stoppers; and
• make purposeful use of the educational tools and information technology available.