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Transcript for in ‘Teenagers turn detectives on campus’ article

[Olivia and Karola appear looking into camera.]

[Olivia says:] Hi, I'm Liv. I'm in third year study in Law.

[Karola says:] Hi, I'm Karola. I'm a first year studying Criminology and Criminal Justice.

[The camera cuts from Olivia and Karola speaking to the schoolchildren participating in a group discussion.] 

[Olivia says:] I volunteered because I thought the programme sounded really interesting and personally, I wanted to learn more about knife crime. I thought it would be a great opportunity to get involved in and yeah, just be a part of it.

[The camera cuts from Olivia and Karola speaking to the schoolchildren being sworn in as a Junior Detective.] 

[Karola says:] I volunteered because I wanted to try something new, maybe develop my skills. I was thinking teamwork, time management, obviously, my evaluation skills because I'm the one taking feedback. And I just thought it would be a great opportunity to see how the legal system works, and the criminal justice system works, seeing professionals working, how it looks like.

[The camera cuts from Olivia and Karola speaking to the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire speaking to the schoolchildren.] 

[Olivia says:] I'm really excited when we start doing the immersive of crime scene and obviously the day in court. I think as we're studying law, it would be great just to get back in a courtroom and get as much experience as I can.

[Karola says:] I'm looking forward to the investigation process and specifically the interview process, because that's more of a detective’s work and it's what I'm interested in, so I'd love to see how it goes. What type of questions to ask, things like that.

[The camera cuts from Olivia and Karola speaking to the schoolchildren engaging with each other.] 

[Olivia says:] I think it's a really important topic and it affects so many young people. So, with the University working together with the police, they can create a really interesting and immersive learning experience which will be more engaging than just if we were to sit them down and teach them just from lecture slides.

[Karola says:] I think it would be a great opportunity as well for the kids to learn about how the system works and maybe be inspired to take on this as a career.

[Sophie Reeves appears looking into camera.]

[Sophie says:] Hi, I'm Sophie. I'm a second-year Film, Photography and Media student at Leeds. I've decided to volunteer for the Junior Detectives programme because I thought it was a really great opportunity to build up my CV. I've only really got academic qualifications at the moment and yeah, I really thought it was a really important cause to help out. It's been really enjoyable to see all the kids and their reactions and for such an important cause. We're looking forward to the rest of the week.

[The camera cuts from Sophie speaking to the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire speaking to the schoolchildren.]

[Sophie says:] So, I'm here to capture videos, pictures, interviews to then report back to the evaluation team. And anything to do with social media, I can also help out with.

[The camera cuts from Sophie speaking to the schoolchildren engaging in group discussion.]

[Sophie says:] I think it's so important for the University to be getting involved in a programme like this, especially for local schools. I think we're setting a great example and it's such a great way to spread awareness about it. Especially Detectives in a Day with students so young, it's really important to show how older people like us are still finding it really important and spreading the word.

[The camera cuts from Sophie speaking to the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire speaking to the schoolchildren.]

[Sophie says:] I think if I was in school I'd find it really insightful. I think it also be really interesting to just see a university campus. I didn't get that experience until year 12 when we visited for UCAS. But yeah, no, I think it would be really exciting.