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At least fourteen students in Trinidad have been charged with a number of offences, ranging from assault, to robbery, to possession of drugs. The confirmation comes from DCP Junior Benjamin, who says the incidence of school violence and indiscipline are down. Rynessa Cutting has more.




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00:00Two female students of the Separia East Secondary School have been charged with assault
00:06after a violent attack against another schoolmate. They are among at least 14 students to appear
00:12before the courts in Trinidad. We have approximately about 14 students that has been charged for
00:20various offenses coming out of the school-oriented policing initiative. Nevertheless, we are
00:29constantly looking at how we can address this situation so that at least, you know, we can be
00:36more of a supportive role where we're able to deal with the behavior of these students so that we can
00:42see an improvement in the attitude of our students as we go through the school year. While many of
00:48the students face assault charges, the TTBS confirms that the charges are wide-ranging. Assault, we are
00:56seeing possession of weapons. We are also seeing where persons with possession of marijuana and
01:04the possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking, etc. Also fighting as well. So
01:10these are things that we are looking at how we can address these situations. And again, what we are
01:16doing is really trying to use that intelligence-led approach where we are recording the schools, the
01:24times when these things are happening, and the persons, so that where we find persons who are regular
01:31offenders, we want to see how we can address those individuals. I've seen where an individual or
01:38or two has been charged for robberies, and that robbery, I think that is something that we are looking into.
01:47None of the incidents involved the use of firearms. The DCP says, despite these cases,
01:53the incidence of schooling discipline and violence has decreased since the installation of police officers
02:00at schools. Some dissipation of those fights compared to last year. That being said, I think that we need to
02:08look at, you know, really and truly whether or not we are dealing with the symptoms as much as if we are
02:14dealing with the cause. And therefore, the Toronto Police Service is not just about trying to stop the
02:21fight, but to really see that we deal with the very core of the problem. And therefore, we want to deal
02:26with the, you know, the behavior of these students, so that we are doing what we call an intelligence-led
02:33approach, where we are taking the statistics. We are applying the statistics to see exactly who are the,
02:41what we want to call the regular offenders. And therefore, we are going to be seeing what
02:47interventions might be necessary in order that we can help solve these problems, because the aim is
02:52ready to get these persons back on track so that they can be productive citizens of Toronto.
02:57We are going to be here.
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