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Bullying, drugs and alcohol awareness programs for communities [1]

Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Friday, August 21, 2020 - 19:02.  Updated on Friday, August 21, 2020 - 19:02.

Tonga Police with students at Faleloa, Ha'apai.

Raising awareness about bullying, drugs, and alcohol, Tonga Police recently completed training with secondary schools, youth groups and Community Patrol Posts throughout Tonga.

Tonga Police Crime Prevention Group, led by A/Chief Inspector Manoa Sili, also carried out assessments on Community Patrol Posts and conducted training on the role of volunteers, Protection Orders and Law and Order.

Issues mostly raised by the communities during Tonga Police visits were on the existence of drugs and the impact it has on their children and youths, alcohol related crimes, bullying in schools as well as social media bullying.

A/Deputy Com Vaila said the role of the Community Patrol Volunteers is a very important one, where they work together with the Police to address community safety and crime prevention issues.

“As a community, we need to work together to ensure the safety of everyone. One way to improve this community partnership is allowing communities to take ownership of existing security issues and working together to come up with viable solutions.

“We all have a role to play in reducing crime – If we all do our bit to watch out for our neighbours and for each other and report suspicious activity we can make a big difference and significantly reduce the number of victims of crime in our community while holding offenders to account.” 

Communities indicated their willingness to help and work together with police through the Community Patrol Volunteers to address issues within their own communities.

There are 166 Community Bases in Tongatapu, 33 in Vava’u, 16 in Ha’apai and 15 in ‘Eua, with over 2,000 Community Patrol Volunteers. 

Tonga Police at Vava'u High School.
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