Gyeonggi Northern Autonomous Police Joint Campaign for Youth Crime Prevention and Eradication of School Violence

Gyeonggi-do Northern Autonomous Police Committee Holds Joint Campaign for Students at 5 Schools in Uijeongbu
Raising Awareness on Risks of Gambling, Drugs, Deepfake Sexual Crimes, and School Violence

The Gyeonggi-do Northern Autonomous Police Committee (Chairman Lee Sang-ro) conducted a joint campaign on the 8th with the Gyeonggi Northern Police Agency and Uijeongbu Police Station targeting students from five schools, including Kyungmin High School (approximately 2,400 students), to prevent addictive crimes among youth (gambling and drugs), deepfake sex crimes, and to eradicate school violence.

The Gyeonggi-do Northern Autonomous Police Committee is conducting a joint campaign on the 8th with the Gyeonggi Northern Police Agency and Uijeongbu Police Station targeting students from five schools, including Kyungmin High School, to prevent youth addictive crimes (gambling, drugs), deepfake sex crimes, and to eradicate school violence. Provided by the Gyeonggi-do Northern Autonomous Police Committee

This campaign was proactively carried out to raise awareness about addictive crimes such as gambling and drugs, which have been rapidly spreading among teenagers recently, as well as the issue of creating false videos using deepfake technology, and to prevent school violence.

Along with the police, related organizations such as the Gyeonggi Uijeongbu Office of Education participated in the campaign, and cooperating groups included the Autonomous Police Youth Supporters and the Uijeongbu Police Station Parents’ Police Union.

Additionally, about 30 people including principals, parent associations, and autonomous student councils from Kyungmin Middle School, Kyungmin Girls’ Middle School, Kyungmin High School, Kyungmin IT High School, and Kyungmin Business High School, as well as the Kyungmin University Student Council, joined the campaign.

Lee Sang-ro, Chairman of the Northern Autonomous Police Committee, warned, “Illegal cyber gambling is a scam crime that can never be won,” and added, “Addictive crimes such as gambling and drugs are very serious social problems because students may resort to secondary crimes such as school violence or extortion to raise funds.”

He continued, “This joint campaign was held to raise awareness of the seriousness of digital sex crimes (such as deepfake sexual exploitation materials), which have recently emerged as a social issue,” and said, “Deepfake false videos often start as simple pranks but have a high potential to escalate into major crimes, so special caution is necessary.”

He also added, “To prevent school violence, we will strengthen counseling for at-risk youth and actively operate special preventive education by School Police Officers (SPOs) focusing on schools with frequent school violence incidents.”

It is expected that this campaign will serve as an opportunity to raise awareness among youth about the dangers of addictive crimes such as gambling and drugs and the risks of deepfake technology, thereby promoting crime prevention consciousness.