Cops to sensitize parents, children on cybercrimes

  • | Wednesday | 18th July, 2018

“A team will have an inspector, a sub-inspector and three head constables,” Lakshmi said.They will sensitize parents on the impact of social media on children to ensure that they don’t fall prey to cybercrimes. It’s our responsibility to prevent the children to become prey to crooks on the internet. They also will share their mobile numbers to the students.“They will have regular counselling sessions with children and help them overcome problems like harassment. If students can’t interact with the head constables in person, they can contact them over phone,” said Lakshmi. The parents and teachers will be given better understanding of cybercrimes and the ways to prevent and tackle them,” Lakshmi said.The women head constables will regularly visit schools in their respective police limits and interact with students.

Coimbatore: To sensitize parents and prevent children from becoming victims of cybercrime, the city police on Tuesday formed several teams comprising 250 women personnel.The initiative was planned by commissioner of police K Periaiah and deputy commissioner of police (DCP) (law and order) S Lakshmi in a meeting at the commissioner’s office.Speaking about the initiative, the DCP said the police personnel will visit 183 schools, including corporation and matriculation schools, in the city and meet parents and teachers as teams. “A team will have an inspector, a sub-inspector and three head constables,” Lakshmi said.They will sensitize parents on the impact of social media on children to ensure that they don’t fall prey to cybercrimes. The teams will also meet children separately and interact with them to find out their problems like online abuse and harassment by parents, relatives and neighbours.Furthermore, she said a woman inspector and a sub-inspector will advise the parents and teachers in the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) meeting about crimes on the internet and how to instill discipline in children.The DCP also said parents should watch their children keenly and if they suspect someone is disturbing the child’s studies, they can immediately inform the woman inspector or sub-inspector so that they can deal the issue.“Many social websites target schoolchildren. It’s our responsibility to prevent the children to become prey to crooks on the internet. The parents and teachers will be given better understanding of cybercrimes and the ways to prevent and tackle them,” Lakshmi said.The women head constables will regularly visit schools in their respective police limits and interact with students. They also will share their mobile numbers to the students.“They will have regular counselling sessions with children and help them overcome problems like harassment. If students can’t interact with the head constables in person, they can contact them over phone,” said Lakshmi.

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