The Aberdeen Law Project (“ALP”) is pleased to report that its talk on digital crime at the Scottish Guidance Association Annual Conference (“SGA”) was a success.

The talk was held on 18 September and was attended by more than 60 SGA members. ALP’s team covered the various different types of digital crime that affect young people and the importance of teaching students about the relevant law before concluding with a discussion on how staff can best identify if their students may be involved in or affected by digital crime.

Lisa Finnie, President of the SGA, said: ‘’It was great hearing the presentation about digital crime awareness from ALP. As the event was over, delegates were speaking about how useful they found the information covered in the presentation, and how they were planning to use this in their lessons.’

Ben Rae, Project Lead, said: ‘’According to ONS, on an average school day, 27% of children spend more than three hours on social media with 13% of those spending over 5 hours. So much is online, and the dangers need to be discussed more – not only with students but also teachers, counsellors, and parents so that they can better identify when their students may be a victim or a perpetrator and more adequately provide support.’’

Helena Siebenrock, Co-student Director, said: ‘’Our schools team informs students in a way which is understandable and accessible allowing them to tackle issues such as digital crime, legal consent, and drug abuse awareness and being aware of the law surrounding them. It is fantastic to see our team expand their reach to parents and teachers.’’

If you are interested in our workshops on digital crime, please contact us at general@abdnlawproject.com.

ALP is grateful for continuing financial support from the University of Aberdeen Development Trust.