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This year millions of school children around the world will benefit from D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), the highly acclaimed program that gives kids the skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs, and violence.

D.A.R.E. was founded in 1983 in Los Angeles and has proven so successful that it is now being implemented in 75 percent of our nation's school districts and in more than 43 countries around the world.


 

 

Specially Trained Cops Assigned D.A.R.E. Classroom "Beats"

The D.A.R.E. curriculum is designed to be taught by police officers whose training and experience gave them the background needed to answer the sophisticated questions often posed by young students about drugs and crime. Prior to entering the D.A.R.E. program, officers undergo 80 hours of special training in areas such as child development, classroom management, teaching techniques, and communication skills. 40 hours of additional training are provided to D.A.R.E. instructors to prepare them to teach the high school curriculum.

 

Here is a list of our local D.A.R.E. Officers and the schools they service.

 

Detective Captain Chad Hacker - Lancaster Elementary

 

Detective Cory Boxell - Horace Mann Elementary

 

Captain Pat Scher - Lincoln Elementary

 

Chief Deuputy Tom Carney - Roanoke Elementary

 

Officer Terry Stoffel - Flint Springs Elementary

 

Officer Brian Double - Northwest Elementary

 

Sheriff Deputy Ronnie Boxell - Salamonie Elementary

 

Town Marshal Van Juillerat- Andrews Elementary

 

D.A.R.E. is Community Policing

D.A.R.E. is universally viewed as an internationally recognized model of community policing. The United States Department of Justice has identified how D.A.R.E. benefits local communities:

  • D.A.R.E. "humanizes" the police: that is, young people can begin to relate to officers as people
  • D.A.R.E. permits students to see officers in a helping role, not just an enforcement role
  • D.A.R.E. opens lines of communication between law enforcement and youth
  • D.A.R.E. Officers can serve as conduits to provide information beyond drug-related topics

  • D.A.R.E. opens dialogue between the school, police, and parents to deal with other issues

    The bottom line--to combine the best research and science with the world's most effective delivery system--D.A.R.E.

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    Mission

     

    Teaching students good decision making skills to help them lead safe and healthy lives.

     

    D.A.R.E.'s primary mission is to provide children with the information and skills they need to live drug-and-violence-free lives.

    The mission is to equip kids with the tools that will enable them to avoid negative influences and instead, allow them to focus on their strengths and potential. And, that's exactly what D.A.R.E. is designed to do.

    Additionally, it establishes positive relationships between students and law enforcement, teachers, parents, and other community leaders. Every youngster should have the opportunity to grow-up healthy, safe, secure, and equipped with the skills needed to succeed in life. Contemporary America, however, is rampant with challenges that could keep children from a positive life path.