{"id":52447,"date":"2022-11-14T06:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T04:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/youth-to-tackle-crime-20221109-2\/"},"modified":"2022-11-14T06:00:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T04:00:30","slug":"youth-to-tackle-crime-20221109-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/youth-to-tackle-crime-20221109-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth to tackle crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Worcester police successfully elected the new Junior Commissioners on 20 October after several interviews were conducted.<\/p>\n<p>The Junior Commissioner is a project that was created by the National Commissioner in order to involve school leaners in fighting crime at schools. The vision is to create a safe and secure learning environment that is free from violence, crime and drugs. 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