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D.A.R.E. Returns to Chicago Schools
Welcome back, Chicago!
After 13 years, D.A.R.E. returns to Chicago schools with the April 22nd graduation of 40 Chicago Police Officers from a two-week D.A.R.E. Officer Training, and Chicago Police Department Announces New D.A.R.E. Program!
Partnership with schools will teach good decision-making while building trust between community & law enforcement...
The UNC Greensboro and Prevention Strategies three year, multi-longitudinal study concludes: D.A.R.E. keepin’ it REAL Elementary School Curriculum is Evidence-based, Successful and Effective
The comprehensive study is the only one ever conducted reviewing any prevention education curricula taught by law enforcement officers, rather than teachers. Specifically, the study found: There were statistically significant reductions in the prevalence of...
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Craven County D.A.R.E. Fundraiser Gives Students Unique Reward
Slime the sheriff? How about the principal? Some Craven County students will get the chance. This year, the Craven County Sheriff’s Office and several community partners are looking to increase the education and resources dedicated to ensuring the number...
Mosheim Police Department Brings Back D.A.R.E. Program
The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program will be returning to Mosheim schools next school year. Pictured from left are West Greene Middle School Principal Tamara Wykle, Mosheim Elementary School Principal Sarah Gray, Mosheim Police Department Investigator Fred...
Blevins D.A.R.E. Program Graduates 31 5th Graders
The Hempstead County Sheriff's Office and the 8th North Prosecuting Attorney's Office held the 12th Annual D.A.R.E. graduation today* at Blevins Elementary School with 31 5th grade students receiving diplomas from the ten-week program. The primary goal of Drug...
D.A.R.E. Essay Winner Board installed in Village of Palmetto Bay
A D.A.R.E. essay winner board was installed this year in the Village of Palmetto Bay. The project was the brainchild of Officer Peter Judge and was executed by Officers Judge, Kevin Collins, and Mercy Rodriguez. The three schools that participated in the...
School Drug Prevention Program Celebrates 1st Graduation In 14 Years
The Southampton Police Department held a D.A.R.E. graduation at Remsenburg-Speonk Elementary School Thursday — the first time Southampton Town has graduated a class in 14 years, according to Lt. Susan Ralph. Sixth graders who participated in the Drug Abuse Resistance...
Minnesota D.A.R.E. Officer Training Class #50
Stillwater, MN—Minnesota D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) welcomed 16 law enforcement candidates into Minnesota D.A.R.E. Class #50 on Monday, April 4, 2022. The intensive two-week training was hosted by the Minnesota D.A.R.E. and the Washington County...
Adam Stanley Named New Shallotte’s Chief of Police
Stanley was a Brunswick County sheriff's deputy for 25 years before retiring at the end of March. He spent eight of those years as a school resource officer, running programs like D.A.R.E. that made early interventions in kids lives...
D.A.R.E. America Meets with School Safety Advocacy Council
D.A.R.E. America leadership had a very productive meeting in Florida on April 4th with Curtis Lavarello, Executive Director of the School Safety Advocacy Council, the premier organization providing the highest quality school safety training and services to school...
Photos from the Colorado D.A.R.E. Officer Training hosted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Office
The 2022 D.A.R.E. Officer Training in Colorado started on Monday, March 28th. The Adams County Sheriff's Office is hosting the training. There are 19 officers in the class representing the states of Colorado, New Mexico and Nebraska. There are five new programs...
Radney Elementary School Graduates 200 Students from D.A.R.E.
This past Wednesday, March 23, Radney Elementary School held a special graduation ceremony for over 200 students enrolled in the school's D.A.R.E program. The D.A.R.E. program has been taught to grades K-12 in Alexander City schools since 1990 and is a 10-week...
D.A.R.E. Auction for the Benefit of the Family of Officer Ty Lenehan
Photo from The Officer Down Memorial Page
On January 21, 2022, the California Highway Patrol was advised of a wrong-way driver traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of Highway 99. While responding to the area the officers were advised the wrong-way vehicle...
D.A.R.E. in Juneau Schools
On March 2, Officer John Cryderman of the Juneau Police Department was a guest on the KTOO 104.3 FM program Juneau Afternoon. He discussed the Juneau Police Department’s D.A.R.E program with Rhonda McBride...
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