This police youth interactive program is a one day training event. Upcoming training schedules to be held in Connecticut in January, February, and March 2012.
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COURSE OVERVIEW
The purpose of this training program is to better equip officers to communicate effectively with the young people they encounter.
What are teens thinking?
Adolescents truly do think and react differently from adults. Learning what makes teens tick can help officers make simple, concrete changes in interactions with them.
Practical strategies for real-world encounters
This training emphasizes practical strategies that work for the busy patrol officer. Turn conflict into cooperation. Build productive relationships with youth. Reduce youth crime and arrests. Improve department community relations.
All trainers are experienced police officers.
Effective Police Interactions with Youth is designed and taught by Connecticut police officers. It is about what works in the field. Get better outcomes – with less stress.
PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN:
- The role of patrol officers in helping to eliminate the problem of disproportionate minority contact with state’s juvenile justice system.
- Why adolescents tend to test boundaries, challenge authority, and have difficulty controlling impulses and making sound decisions.
- Strategies for communicating more effectively with young people and improving police/youth relations.
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