THIRTY-four students from the St. George’s High School were ‘enlightened’ during a tour of the Sophia Juvenile Holding Centre by Assistant Superintendent Kevin Das and Woman Inspector Abbigail Ali of the Brickdam Police Station.

The students were given the opportunity to tour in and around the building and to observe the various areas within, such as the dormitory, cells, sanitation block, and the classrooms.
The tour was conducted with the aim that the students may become knowledgeable of the life of a ‘recalcitrant’.

They also had the opportunity to ask questions and two notable questions were “This is where they sleep?” and “There is no television?”

The visit was done to encourage change and to build their self-esteem, which may positively influence their future behavioural pattern. This intervention is one of the many which are being conducted within ‘A’ Division with the aim of reducing youth crime and making communities safer.