Any program or c ontact which will give the public the positive vision of police officers that we have of ourselves, as caring, forthright men and women, will be welcomed by all officers from the newest rookie to the crustiest midnight-shifter. And this positive presentation is the focus of Community Policing, Neighborhood Watch and many other proactive policing trends. But it doesn t work, kids who take DARE still use drugs. The form of the drug may be different, but the behavior is much the same. Any education program, no matter how great the curriculum, no matter how dedicated and committed the instructors, no matter how caring and supportive a school system, must have help from the participants and those who are part of those participants lives on a day by day, year by year basis.
Parents are the key to an y education program, especially at the elementary level.
It is all important for our DARE program that parents keep up on and are involved with what their children are learning.