'Know Your Rights' - Nottinghamshire Youth Commission
- Edward
- Sep 25, 2017
- 3 min read
Imagine. You are walking down the street and you are stopped by the police. Do you know your rights?
The Nottinghamshire Youth Commission, a group of young people from a variety of backgrounds across Nottinghamshire, aged between 14 and 25, have produced a short film, in order to teach people, especially young people, about their rights when they are stopped and searched.
The video, which has been created in collaboration with the Nottinghamshire Youth Commission, a social enterprise firm ‘Leaders Unlocked’, Nottinghamshire Police, Superintendent Paul Burrows and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire, Paddy Tipping, features two young people (Charlotte and Nathanial) being stopped by two police officers, and further proceeds to explain, by other members of the Youth Commission, what the rights are of the young people, having been stopped by the police officers.
On Friday, 22nd September, Charlotte, Nathanial and Gabrielle were interviewed by BBC Radio Nottingham, in order to promote the film, which is entitled: ‘Know Your Rights’. As well as the interview, an exclusive extract from the film was broadcast to those listening. After the preview had been played, the presenter of the show, Verity Cowley, stated that she had learnt something from the clip, which was exclusive to BBC Radio Nottingham.
Nathanial, Charlotte and Gabrielle told BBC Radio Nottingham that the aim of the film is to educate young people about their rights, when they are stopped by the police. Nathanial further proceeded to disclose his experience of being stopped, and then searched, in the centre of Nottingham. Nathanial stated that he did not feel that the stop and search was conducted in the correct way, and wants to inform other young people about their rights, in case they are stopped by the police.
Please click ‘play’ below, to hear the interview.
At the premiere of the film, at the Broadway Cinema in Nottingham, on Saturday, 23rd September, the guests who had come to watch the film were asked, before the film was shown: “who currently knows what their rights are, when they are stopped by the police?” Of a group of around 50 people, only 2 raised their hand – those two either studying law at university, or being in the Criminal Justice System themselves. After watching the film, every person in the room told the Youth Commission, the Police and Crime Commissioner, and the Superintendent that they had learn something from the video, including those who said that they already knew their rights.
Following the showing of the film, Charlotte and Nathanial, along with the director of the film, Caroline, and a member of the Youth Commission, Zion, joined Paddy Tipping and Superintendent Paul Burrows, in order to answer questions, and listen to suggestions from the guests. Many of the guests at the premiere included youth workers, Nottingham Post, BBC East Midlands Today, Capital FM and a variety of the cast and Youth Commissioner’s friends and family and many people from other professions.
Rose Dowling is the founder of the social enterprise firm ‘Leaders Unlocked’. When asked on her views about the Nottinghamshire Youth Commission, and their work, she stated that: “The Nottinghamshire Youth Commission is an incredible group of young people. It’s a real pleasure to work with them, and I’m very pleased of what the Commission has achieved.”
On Saturday evening, on BBC East Midlands Today, the content recorded by BBC East Midlands Today, including the interviews, were played on air. BBC East Midlands Today interviewed both Charlotte, Nathanial, the Police and Crime Commissioner Paddy Tipping, and Super Intendent Paul Burrows. Nathanial said that: “It tells them [the person being stopped] what their rights are; what they can and can’t do in a search”. He goes on to say that the film will also educate their [young people’s] parents, so that they know what the rights of their child are, if they are stopped.
Black people in Nottinghamshire were 16 times more likely to be stopped, compared with white people, which has reduced dramatically, to only being 3 times more likely. Paddy Tipping also says that the ‘Know Your Rights’ film, produced by the Nottinghamshire Youth Commission, will help to reduce these numbers even more.
Please click ‘play’ below, to watch the broadcast.
For more information about the Nottinghamshire Youth Commission, please click here.
Please click ‘play’ below, to watch the Nottinghamshire Youth Commission’s ‘Know Your Rights’ film, which has been produced in collaboration with Nottinghamshire Police, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire, Paddy Tipping, and the social enterprise firm ‘Leaders Unlocked’.
The film is going to be distributed throughout the entire UK police force, and will also be featured on the Nottinghamshire Police's website!
Also, have a look at the Nottingham Post's article about the premiere here!
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