Nissan Helps Youngsters Steer Clear of Car Crime

Cranfield, England, November 28 (ots/PRNewswire) -

- To Donate Qashqai to Lancaster Farms Young Offenders Institution

On Thursday, members of Nissan Motor Co.'s anti-theft engineering
group at Nissan Technical Centre Europe will hand over the keys to a
Nissan Qashqai to Her Majesty's Young Offenders Institution Lancaster
Farms. The donation is part of the company's continued support for
the "Nissan Car Crime Awareness" course at the Lancashire
County-based facility in northwest England.

The course, which is administered by prison officers Neil Dainty
and Dave Phelan, aims to keep youngsters on the straight and narrow
after their time in prison by:

- making young people come to terms with their offending behaviour

- giving them a greater understanding about the cost & effects of
car crime

- offering them basic training in vehicle maintenance and possibly
an interest in the motor trade.

Masterminded in 1997 by Neil Sowerby, a prison officer who
identified the high rate of vehicle crime among young offenders, the
course has gone on to win recognition as best practice within the
Prison Service and is OCN (Open College Network) accredited. The
course has been developed with the technical and professional
assistance of the UK Ambulance Service, the Fire & Rescue Service,
the Police, the Prison Service Education Dept. and the Prison Service
Social Services.

For Nissan, vehicle security has always been a high priority.
Since 1996 NTCE has employed specialist anti-theft engineers to
advise and assist in the design of its systems and today has a
dedicated anti-theft department based at Nissan's Technical Centre in
Cranfield, Bedfordshire. The team manages all aspects of anti-theft
operations and design across Europe and recently had their role
expanded to cover global market research and global strategy
development for Nissan.

The team has carried out extensive research into all aspects of
vehicle theft in countries around the world, including Russia, USA,
China, Western Europe, South Africa, Mexico and Hungary, and works
closely with Thatcham, the Association of British Insurers, Allianz
in Germany, SFA in France and Russian Insurers to improve the cost of
ownership to Nissan customers. The team also has close links to UK
Police Forces and Her Majesty's Prison Service, as well as
International Police and Law Enforcement Agencies.

Contact:
Matt Loader
Technology Communications
Nissan Technical Centre Europe
+44-(0)1234-755083

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Contact:
Contact: Matt Loader, Technology Communications, Nissan Technical
Centre Europe, +44-(0)1234-755083