#KeepingKidsSafe digital child protection campaign launched

As pandemic restrictions continue to affect all children and families across the country, a new Scotland-wide multi-agency digital child protection campaign launches.  This digital campaign has been developed by Child Protection Committees Scotland in conjunction with Barnardo’s Scotland, NSPPC Scotland and Police Scotland.    As Scotland’s children settle back into the school routine and slowly begin to return to clubs and out-of-school activities, the month-long campaign aims to raise awareness that while lockdown and the pandemic has been hard going for many families and children, it’s been a lot more…

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New Police Scotland campaign tackles consequences of online child abuse

Police Scotland has launched its latest campaign targeting sexual predators who groom and abuse children online. With lockdown in place across Scotland, people are now at home for long periods of time, prompting more internet use and increasing the opportunity for predators to target children online. The new #GetHelpOrGetCaught campaign proactively targets men who are either already offending or at risk of offending. It features a film which challenges behaviour and asks the question: if you wouldn’t do it in the real world, why groom and abuse children in the…

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Shut Out Scammers campaign launched by Police Scotland

Police are warning that anyone can become a victim of bogus callers after householders lost more than £700,000 in just six months to doorstep scams. Between April and September 2018, more than £700,000 was taken from householders through 249 cases of doorstep and bogus crime. Police Scotland have launched its Shut Out Scammers campaign, raising awareness of offenders who cold-call people at their homes and scam them out of money. Doorstep criminals may offer to carry out work at a reduced rate, asking you to hand over cash straight away…

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Police Scotland Launch We Can Stop It anti-rape campaign

Police Scotland has launched a hard-hitting campaign to reduce and prevent rape and sexual offending. The ‘We can stop it‘ campaign, which will involve advertising and social media, is targeted at men between 18 and 35 and will raise awareness about the fact that sex without consent is rape. Assistant Chief Constable Gillian MacDonald said, “In 2018 in Scotland sadly there are men who think it is OK to have sex with someone who is sleeping or suffering from the effects of alcohol or drugs. “We are receiving frequent reports…

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Police Scotland Launch Every 9 Seconds Campaign

Reports of domestic abuse increase by 25 per cent over the festive period in Scotland. Police Scotland worked with Edinburgh based creative agency The Union to develop a unique campaign to tackle domestic abuse – with the perpetrators as the target audience. Officers are called to a domestic incident in Scotland every nine minutes, a figure which increases during the festive period. Assistant Chief Constable (ACC) Gillian MacDonald, said, “The festive season is traditionally a time when people get together to celebrate but for some the threat of domestic abuse…

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