This year 36 million school children around the world--26
million in the U.S.--will benefit from D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse
Resistance Education), the highly acclaimed program that gives
kids the skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs,
and violence. D.A.R.E. was founded in 1983 in Los Angeles and
has proven so successful that it is now being implemented in
nearly 80 percent of our nation's school districts and in more
than 54 countries around the world. D.A.R.E. is a police
officer-led series of classroom lessons that teaches children
from kindergarten through 12th grade how to resist peer pressure
and live productive drug and violence-free lives.
Specially Trained Cops Assigned D.A.R.E.
Classroom "Beats"
The D.A.R.E. curriculum is designed to be taught by police officers whose training and experience gave them the background needed to answer the sophisticated questions often posed by young students about drugs and crime. Prior to entering the D.A.R.E. program, officers undergo 80 hours of special training in areas such as child development, classroom management, teaching techniques, and communication skills. 40 hours of additional training are provided to D.A.R.E. instructors to prepare them to teach the high school curriculum.
"Together We Can Make A Better Community"