Discouraging Youth Violence

Event Description

Name

Discouraging Youth Violence

Grade

Advanced Middle/High School Academy

Date

February 10, 2011

Time

08:30 AM to 05:00 PM

Registration Fee

$125.00
*This training is free for officers funded by the Arizona School Safety Program.

Location

Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education
4201 N. 24th Street, Suite 210
Phoenix, AZ 85016
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Description

Overview: This training will focus on violence that spills onto our campuses such as gang activity, fights and teen dating violence. Participants will receive a variety of curricula from interactive lessons to videos that can be utilized with students as well school personnel and parents. Co-facilitated by Gerald Richard III, Esq., a former gang prosecutor and Special Policy Advisor for Law Enforcement for the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, this training will be packed with school-wide prevention strategies and laws related to youth violence.
 
Training Objectives: As a result of this training, participants will be able to…
 
  • Teach students violence prevention lessons which develop problem-solving skills and equip them with information on laws pertaining to youth violence
  • Leave with new violence prevention curricula
  • Gain school-wide strategies to prevent violence and create a safe-school environment
 
Campus Issues Addressed:
  • Assaults
  • Fighting
  • Lack of understanding legal consequences
  • Fighting
  • Teen Dating Violence
  • Lack of understanding rights and responsibilities

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Faculty

Amber Qualls

Gerald Richard