It's Your Choice Video

It's Your Choice is a short film aimed at raising awareness amongst young people about the reality of crime, the importance of reporting it and the very real consequences that they may face should they commit crime.

The film depicts two possible scenarios with the strapline ‘it can stop here, it’s your choice’ at the end. The scenarios, which play intermittently throughout the film, show a comparison of the potential escalations that come of taking matters into your own hands after having become a victim of crime.

Months of consultation with the bay’s young people and victim support agencies formed the storyline. Some of the groups consulted included:

• 999 Cadets
• Street Team Brixham
• Junior Street Wardens
• Street Team Paignton
• Young People from Brixham, Paignton and Torquay Community Colleges

One of the suggestions from the young people was to use young people with local accents in a local, recognisable location. Victoria Park in Paignton was chosen as the backdrop and Torbay’s Stagecoach performing arts school was approached to source the actors.

After several casting sessions 15 young people were invited to be part of the film.

The film will be used, together with a comprehensive work package across Torbay’s schools PSHE lessons (Personal, Social, Health Education) where students will be made aware of the severity of crimes they may have misinterpreted as ‘playground bullying’ and the consequences that their actions could face.

It will also be distributed and made available to all Youth Groups across the Bay.

A confidential youngvictims@torbay.gov.uk email has also been set up by Safer Communities Torbay to enable young victims to be able to report a crime or simply post comments about the film.

• Video Transcript
  Transcript for the young victims of crime video - 'It's Your Choice'.
  Last updated: 06/09/2010 (62 KB)