Officials from the Ministries of Interior and Education, and school students attending the seminar.
The Juvenile Police Department of the Ministry of Interior organised yesterday a seminar for school students in order to spread awareness of and promote positive behaviour among students aimed at protecting them from the risks of delinquency.
The seminar was organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.
The event was held at the Officers' Club of the General Directorate of Civil Defence in the presence of Director of Juvenile Police Department, Brigadier Ibrahim Essa Al Buainain (pictured) and officers from the Department. Officials from the Ministry of Education and a large number of students from different schools attended the session.
At the outset of the event, Al Buainain emphasised the constructive and fruitful cooperation between the Ministry of Interior, represented by the Juvenile Police Department, and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, represented by the Department of School Affairs, stressing that youth are the future of the nation and the pillar of construction and development in society. The seminar was held under the title ‘Positive Behaviour and its Role in Reducing the Risk of Delinquency’.
“In light of the challenges that societies face as a result of the tremendous development in the means of communication and technology, and the resulting risks that threaten the moral system of societies, the concern with young people becomes an imperative and a high priority,” said Al Buainain.
He pointed out that positive behaviours are the immune wall, which limits the risks of delinquency, and that whenever society succeeds in promoting positive behaviours, it makes a step forward in order to address these risks.
The Director of the Juvenile Police Department stressed the importance of parents’ follow-up of children when they communicate through social media and other applications, provided that this communication should be determined by controls.
He stressed that the Awareness Section of the Department works to reinforce this trend through seminars, educational meetings and educational brochures, within the framework of the annual plan of the Department, which targets malls, clubs and schools on all occasions.
Captain Shaheen Rashid Al Ateeq, Head of Awareness and Information at Juvenile Police Department, spoke about the misuse of the Internet, stressing the danger of communicating with strangers via social media outlets, due to the psychological and social problems it causes.
He also talked about means to promote positive behaviour and curb negative behaviour, and the importance of the family’s role and its impact on children.
He highlighted the values of respecting one's parents, obeying them and respecting traditions and social norms.
