European Crime Prevention Award 2016 „Hello Granny – I need money“ Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers European Crime Prevention Award 2016 - Crimes committed against older people - „Hello Granny – I need money“

Timeline of Development Hello Granny – I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers increasing numbers recognition: need for preventive action development by the city of Stuttgart, Police Headquarters and theater pedagogue copartners: BW-Bank and „Förderverein Sicheres und Sauberes Stuttgart“ (Friends for a safe and clean Stuttgart) first performance: 2012 evaluation by Siegler, Theresa „Is theater pedagogy an appropriate method to protect elderly people from becoming a victim of fraud?“ up until now: 117 performances (approx. 6200 seniors at the age of 60+) 2011 2012 2016

Recognizing the need for action Hello Granny – I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Andreas Mayer in „Sicher Leben in Stadt und Land“ (S. 436), Erich Marx, Wiebke Steffen (ed.), 2013

The Partnership for Safety and Security in Stuttgart, general model Hello Granny – I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Steering Commitee, Chaired by the Mayor and the Chief of the Stuttgart Police Department City of Stuttgart Police Headquarters Civic Organizations Staff Unit to coordinate the Partnership for Safety and Security Crime Prevention staff unit department at Police HQ Friends for a Safe and Clean Stuttgart Municipal offices and enterprises Specialised criminal police departments and constabularies Cooperation partners: social services, churches, associations, businesses Safety Advisory Councils in all city districts Police stations with prevention officers in all city districts Community associations in all city districts

Steering Commitee City of Stuttgart Police Headquarters Phase of development „Hello Granny…“ Hello Granny – I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Steering Commitee City of Stuttgart Police Headquarters Civic Organizations Staff Unit to coordinate the Partnership for Safety and Security Crime Prevention staff unit department at Police HQ Actors Criminal Investigation Department BW-Bank Partners

Planning process Police City of Stuttgart Actor BW-Bank Hello Granny – I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Police City of Stuttgart Actor BW-Bank Planning Time and Place Civic Organizations (Organiser/host, Municipal offices and enterprises, elderly people) Financial support Local Press Performance Exchange Police / Actor

Conditions Evaluation Local Police-Officers are involved Hello Granny – I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Evaluation Local Police-Officers are involved Local Press informs often before and after visitors: 6200 people Duration: 75 minutes Local multiplicators are involved costs: 800 euros each performance* *dependent on contractual agreements

Measures Effects How does it work? Hello Granny – I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Demonstration of various common cases of grandchild-tricks Measures  Overview on current prevalent techniques and methods of tricksters    PROTECT oneself from becoming a potential victim AVOID to create attractive situations RECOGNIZE a potentially dangerous situation and conduct themselves in such situation Effects

Aspect of interaction and communication How does it work? Hello Granny – I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Most Important: Aspect of interaction and communication Members feel appreciated Personal fears are taken seriously Encourage to be more self-confident in cases of confidence tricks, but also in other potential risky situations

Evaluation Question-naire after performances Hello Granny – I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Question-naire after performances Questioning after 13 performances February 2012 – July 2012 247 people of the target group Siegler, Theresa „Is theater pedagogy an appropriate method to protect elderly people from becoming a victim of fraud?“

Evaluation results Siegler, Theresa Hello Granny – I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers content and presentation of the stage plays are comprehensible Theater pedagogy is an appropriate method to inform about the topic of confidence tricks suitable selection of various scenes project meets criteria for sustainability request for further projects Successful public relations Siegler, Theresa „Is theater pedagogy an appropriate method to protect elderly people from becoming a victim of fraud?“

Comparison of these methods Adaption / Translation Replication in other Member States? Hello Granny – I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Concept and Techniques of „grandchild tricksters“ are similar to a certain extend  Comparison of these methods  Adaption / Translation  Everything else could be adopted / Cooperation or course trainings are possible

Modular Structure Replication in other Member States? Hello Granny – I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Modular Structure Easy change of the play take into acount current developments and new methods of trickery, by adapting scenes accordingly

Feedback by the Criminal Investigation Department Hello Granny – I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Extract from an e-mail by the leader of crime department „Based on a current case, I´d like to demonstrate the effect of crime preventive work: Yesterday, 14th April 2015, Mrs. XXX, living in Stuttgart, received a phone call with a grandchild trick attempt. Mrs. XXX reacted in an exemplary way and didnt give him any chance. During the subsequent interview, she told me with pride about her previous visit of the stage play „Hello Granny“. That´s why she recognised the fraud attempt and knew how to act with self-confidence. This example shows up how these measures contribute to crime prevention.“ Thomas Oesterwinter Police Headquarters Stuttgart Leader of department 23

European Crime Prevention Award 2016 „Hello Granny – I need money“ Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers European Crime Prevention Award 2016 – Crimes commited on elderly people „Hello Granny – I need money“

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Hello Granny – I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers

Hello Granny – I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers

Hello Granny – I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers

Hello Granny – I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers

Hello Granny – I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers

Hello Granny – I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers

Hello Granny – I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers