School Resource Officers
FEDERAL GRANT ALLOWS NATIONAL SAFE PLACE
TO EXPAND OUTREACH THROUGH
SCHOOL-BASED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Training Opportunity
The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded a grant to National Safe Place in Louisville, KY to educate School based law enforcement officers to recognize at-risk youth and provide information about Safe Place Services and other resources that are available to them for the referral of young people. The grant specifically targets 5 pilot states: Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina and Texas. There is no cost for officers to participate in this training so act now to get involved with this pilot project through the BJA.
Scheduled Training Sessions
January webinar opportunities
| January 14, 2009 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Eastern |
You must register to attend one of these webinars on the registration page on this website.
Register
If you wish to register for the December training webinars and have diffuculty registering online, please contact the National Safe Place office at 1-888-290-7233.
Bureau of Justice Assistance Disclaimer
This web site is funded, in part, through a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Neither the U.S. Department of Justice nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse, this web site (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided).
Available Materials and Resources
School Resource and other law enforcement officers, juvenile justice practitioners and family court staff in Safe Place communities within the five pilot states will receive free materials to distribute in schools and throughout their communities. These materials are being developed and produced for distribution at the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year. This includes:
- Safe Place posters
- Brochures for students and adults
- English and Spanish Safe Place video
- Outreach cards
- Safe Place "Safety Bears
Important note to School Resource Officers:
If you have utilized Safe Place information in classroom/school presentations we need to hear from you. We must have data regarding your presentations in order to accurately report grant activity.
For information about how you may receive free supplies and report presentation activity contact Susan Harmon, Training Director, National Safe Place at 502-635-3660.
