Nine out of ten young people believe their peers are at real risk of being "victims" online, yet when asked whether they themselves face a potential risk of online victimization, only five out of ten rate this risk as medium-high. This is one of the results of the legal education project "In Cain's Shoes to Understand and Defend Abel's Reasons," presented today during the final event at the Police High School in Rome. The initiative, the result of a partnership between the police and La Sapienza University, involved 9 students aged 10 to 5 from 10 secondary schools in the PON regions of Calabria, Basilicata, Puglia, Campania, and Sicily.
The goal was to create a common thread between the police force and young people living in contexts at risk of deviance and with a high level of crime. During the project, 3D viewers were used that allowed young people to immerse themselves in 12 virtual scenarios of illegality. Among the chosen themes: hate speech, challenges, eating disorders, bullying and cyberbullyingThe research involved 52.8% of male and 47.2% of female participants. On a scale of 0 to 10, 86% of participants would recommend this learning experience using virtual scenarios.
The results revealed that 8 out of 10 girls, in particular, perceived a real risk for their peers exchanging confidential information and private images with strangers as more likely. 79.8% believed that unauthorized images could be shared online and on social media among peers. "This is one of the projects we must try to implement in the education sector. Unfortunately, our statistical data is not at all comforting; there is an increase, especially among minors aged 14-17, in the commission of violent crimes.
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"This is an age group that must be monitored with particular attention," emphasized Police Chief Vittorio Pisani. As for the 3D viewer, it is used "to help young people understand in a profound and therefore emotional way what it means to suffer terrible acts," explained Anna Maria Giannini, Director of the Department of Psychology at Sapienza University of Rome. "The project," she added, "must lead them to consider the consequences of their actions." Among those present at the event were Fiamme Oro Paralympic athlete Manuel Bortuzzo and director Alessandro Celli, from the Netflix series DI4RI, who is the testimonial for the event.
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