Real-Life Stories
Three case study videos highlight how today’s paramilitary groups intimidate, control, and coerce individuals and communities.
A series of three hard-hitting short films highlighting the harm being caused by paramilitaries were developed by The Executive Programme on Paramilitarism and Organised Crime and are available to view below.
‘Violence’, ‘Community Worker’ and ‘Child Exploitation’ provide an insight into how young people are groomed, recruited, exploited, and harmed, by paramilitary criminal gangs. The films are presented in case study style and feature three individuals, a young woman, a 19-year-old man, and a community worker.
The case studies, whilst fictional, are closely based on extensive research into the experiences of young people collected by Dr Colm Walsh from Queen’s University, Belfast for research funded by the Executive Programme on Paramilitarism and Organised Crime. This research can be viewed here.
Child exploitation
COMMUNITY WORKER
Violence
BUSINESS OWNER
Violence
Four real life case studies highlight how illegal money lenders exploit individuals and businesses
Illegal Money Lending is another tactic used by paramilitary gangs to control communities. The videos below are part of a campaign to challenge the acceptability and normalisation of illegal money lending in Northern Ireland.
These videos tell the stories of victims who were exploited and preyed on by illegal money lenders.
Charity worker
WIDOW
BUSINESS OWNER
Business owner
CHARITY WORKER
Widow
SINGLE PARENT
Community Worker
VIOLENCE
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Child exploitation
