Davis Police are partnering with UC Davis, the Davis Joint Unified School District, and the Davis Community Network to develop an educational program that both utilizes and addresses the use of technology in the community. The grant will fund the purchase of computer equipment as well as the development of software products for the Internet that provide information about online crimes and other community safety issues, and instruct children on legal and safe ways to use networking technologies.
Parents are concerned.
Suter has long been involved in building collaborations between UC Davis and the Davis Community Network. She helped write the grant proposal, and now will work in a liaison role, facilitating the building of project teams and helping them work together. The teams include high school students, police officers, parents, teachers, and community members such as the DCN Web team. The emphasis is on building community by strengthening cooperative relationships between these various individuals and institutions, Suter says. The focus of the project isn't crime or police.