Fearless understand that there are many reasons why young people may not want to report a crime. Being labelled a snitch is one of these reasons, however there are many more. So even after having these conversations with your young person they may still be worried about reporting a crime. This is where Fearless can help, providing young people with a safe space to report crime. They will not need to speak to the police, they will not need to go to court and no one will know they have made a report.
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For young people, reporting crime can be a difficult decision. One way you can assist is to help the young person to detach themselves from the information – it’s not about them but about the information they have.
When someone reports something to keep others safe, whether to a trusted adult, the police or Fearless.org, they are being an active bystander.
It is important to change the narrative of crime reporting when talking to young people. They are not being a snitch; they are helping make their community, friends and family safe. They are creating a safer place for everyone to live.
The word snitching carries a lot of negativity. No young person wants to be called a snitch or to be known as a snitch. It is important that we help young people to see that there is a difference between snitching and reporting a crime.
The information below highlights how reporting crime has positive outcomes and is done for positive reasons.
You can use this information to speak to young people to help them identify the differences between snitching and reporting:
During normal office hours Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm Contact Orkney Health and Care Children and Families Services on 01856 873535 extension 3342 or if the person is an adult call 01856 873535 and ask for Adult Social Work
This will take you to The Balfour Hospital switchboard then you ask for the Emergency Social Worker.
