"Opportunity use it. You've got to hustle or lose it. The remorseless credo of gangster life echoes through the neighbourhood. What drives a 10-year-old boy into a street gang? Mouse is a short film that realistically tells the compelling story of a child's descent into a world of crime and violence. An underworld governed by its own twisted rules and codes of honour. It also examines a mother's journey from denial to awful realization that her child has been claimed by the street. Mouse reveals the deadly reality facing many young people that is spreading through every corner of our society. Created by educators and law enforcement experts, the film is essential viewing for children, parents, and communities in the prevention of gang recruitment. The DVD is accompanied by a comprehensive guide that includes curriculum activities for building inclusive communities as well as specific information to combat gang recruitment."--Container.

"Mouse is a community production by the Catholic Schools of Malton, Ontario."--video credits. "The program was produced at the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board in association with Peel Regional Police".-- video credits.