Corbin & Associates, Inc., is providing School Based Law Enforcement Personnel with a variety of current programs and contacts that have proven to be successful in the educational environment. This is not meant to be all inclusive, but rather a starting place for officers to build contacts and receive information on programs that have worked well for others. Should you have a program that is working well for you and would like to have it added to our web site please contact us and we will assist you.

Zero Tolerance For School Violence: The St. Charles Parish Safe School Program has reduced fights and violence in their schools. This cooperative effort of the sheriff's department, school board, district attorney and district court is continuing to keep the St. Charles Parish Schools safer than schools in surrounding parishes. What makes this program unique is that every student who fights is arrested. What happens after the arrest with diversion, counseling and education is what makes the program work. For additional information on this program and how to implement it please contact:
Capt. Patrick Yoes,
St. Charles Parish, Louisiana Sheriff's Department,
P. O. Box 7, Hahnville, LA 70057
(504) 783-1355
or e-mail: patyoes@stcharlessheriff.org

The D.A.R.E. TV Challenge: An educational game show based on curriculum from the nationally recognized Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program. This telecast is sponsored by Waycross Media, a Warner Cable Community access station. Springfield Township Police and local D.A.R.E. Officers organize D.A.R.E. school teams of five students. Each school answers questions from D.A.R.E. classes they have attended and points accumulate to win prizes and trophies. The four best scoring schools play a championship play off and a traveling trophy is awarded to the winning school. Each episode is broadcast several times during the week. It keeps the "Say, no" message in the minds and eyes of children and parents during the summer months.

The Springfield Township Officer who mc's the program and coordinates the project has done so since 1992. This program has resulted in so much success that it has become a local favorite with the kids in all greater Cincinnati suburbs. Each year another local school district applies for a team spot in this program.
For more information contact:
Donna Hausermann,
Springfield Township Police Department,
113 Compton Rd.,
Cincinnati, OH 45231 (513) 729-1300
or e-mail: dmhauser@mpowernet.com

Daytime Loitering (truancy & daytime curfew): The City of Colton, CA has instituted a daytime loitering ordinance that matches the school's operation hours. The young people in Colton must be either in school or at home when school is open. The suspensions are no longer seen as vacations and the students do not want to be out of school. The implementation of the ordinance has also reduced daytime crime.
For additional information contact:
Cpl. Ernie Mireles,
Colton Police Department or Colton High School (909) 876-4130
or e-mail: Topcopper@aol.com

Cops & Jocks: This concept involves the entire department in the SRO program. An officer adopts the team or extra-curricular activity that they are interested in. They act as volunteer coaches and fans. The officers are given an opportunity to talk to the athletes about violence and drugs and have the opportunity to know the young people better. It has been very successful in Southern California.
For additional information contact:
Steve Smith
Redlands Police Department,
212 Brookside Ave.,
Redlands, CA 92373 (909) 307-5500 ext. 243
or e-mail: bigdogdaddy@earthlink.net

P.O.S.S.E. (Parents + Officers = Safe School Environment) Volunteers: This program involves parents and volunteers in their schools. In an effort to create a drug-free and crime-free zone on and around schools so students can attend school without fear. The volunteer patrols work with the School Resource Officers to support them. The parents are trained and given a cell phone. They then act as an extra set of eyes on and around the campus. The Twin Falls County Sheriff's Department has written and received a grant to train and supply the volunteers.
For additional information contact:
Teddy Keaton at e-mail: tekeeto@ibm.net
or Sgt. Sam Gibbs (208) 736-4109

Alternative Center for Truancy: This program is designed to get truants off the street and have them supervised to improve attendance and eventually graduation rates. This is a cooperative program between the Orange County Public Schools, Orange County Sheriff's Office and the Orlando Police Department. The program has taken an office in the Juvenile Assessment Center and made it a school site. The truants are delivered to the school site by patrol officers, where a needs assessment is done and parents contacted. This program has had a very positive impact on juvenile crime and has made parents aware and responsible.
(No e-mail) Contact the Alternative Center for Truancy at (407) 836-8886 or mailing address of: 823 W. Central Blvd., Orlando, FL 32805

S.T.U.D.I.E.S. Program (Students Taught Understanding Difficult Ideas to Effectively Succeed): The STUDIES program strives to show students the consequences of negative choices and decisions through unconventional methods. Students will speak with inmates who have made poor choices and decisions, and tour the Manitowoc County Jail. The program is a joint effort between the Reedsville and Valders school districts and the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department. Because of the nature of the program, a packet will be sent to parents explaining the STUDIES program. This packet will contain a letter of explanation, permission slip and liability waiver.
For further information regarding this program contact:
Police School Liaison Officer,
Dennis Jacobs, e-mail: dennisjacobs@hotmail.com
Sheriff's Office (920) 683-4201 or Pager (920) 576-8158

Statewide Explorer Academy: Officers from the state of Arkansas, host a summer camp, at the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy, each year during the last week of June. This academy is open to teens between the ages of 14-20 years of age. During this week they are introduced to training and information that a recruit would go through in their training. They have both classroom and outside activities just as a police officer would, which also includes firearms. They are required to attend all training and follow all rules of the academy. Scenarios are staged each evening that includes; burglary in progress, traffic stops, search and arrest, domestic violence and mad man with a gun. The kids love the program and each year the requests are more than can be accommodated. Due to this program, there have been thirty-four teens who have made a career in law enforcement. Many have written thank you letters stating that camp changed their lives. The program help both kids and law enforcement learn about each other.
For more information contact:
Ronnie Bell,
Magnolia Police Department,
P. O. Box 1126,
Magnolia, AR 71753 (870) 234-2323 or (870) 234-9268
e-mail: rdbell@magnolia-net.com

Jr. Police Academy: During summer school of 1997, Hanford High SRO's taught the "Junior Police Academy" (JPA). Two separate three week academies were offered so that students could sign up for one of the two. Each session earned the student 5 units of "elective" summer school credit.

The original purchased curriculum was set up for 16 one hour sessions. After purchasing the curriculum, the officers expanded it to sixty hours to fit the three week sessions (4 hours per day).

During each academy, students were taught teamwork, law, ethics, hands on techniques like finger printing, trips to the court and morgue, and forensics. Crime scene search, traffic stops, hand to hand combat and baton training were some of the practical situations the students faced.

After the second academy, students were sent into a "Hogan's Alley" shoot/don't shoot situation and got first hand experience of the type of problems officers face.

This year, an "advanced" academy is in the works and will take the students who have completed the basic course on step further.

Both law enforcement and the students walked away with a better understanding of each other. Everyone benefited in some way.
For further information contact:
Officers Daren Matteson or Jim Adams,
Hanford Police Department.
e-mail: Daren Matteson hpdsro@hotmail.com
or Jim Adams srocop@hotmail.com

School Safety Notes Newsletter: School Safety Notes is a monthly newsletter published by the Walnut Valley Unified School District Police Department, and made available to the students, parents, and staff of the district. School Safety Notes contains information on various topics such as crime prevention, safety and security awareness, and upcoming crime prevention events such as Red Ribbon Week, Fire Safety Month, etc. Readers are also giving the opportunity to request articles on specific safety and crime prevention topics. For more information, please contact us or visit our website at:

http://www.walnutvalley.k12.ca.us/police
Walnut Valley USD Police
c/o Ofcr. M. Lynn
880 South Lemon Avenue
Walnut, California 91789
Business Phone (909) 839-1269 (0800-1400 PST; 24 hour voicemail available)