Youth & Police

Lessons help students learn about the scope and limits of police authority, while officers learn about the young people they serve. Allow students and officers the opportunity to discuss how they can work toward improving police-community relations.

Students talking to police
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Whether a young person or a seasoned officer, both come away with a better understanding of and appreciation for each other. Attitudes changed. Lives changed.

-Chief Michel Moore, Los Angeles Police Department (Retired)

Resources

Middle School (External)

Police Patrol Simulation

High School (External)

Police Patrol Simulation
Arrest and Search
Police and the Use of Force

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Contact

Gregorio Medina
Senior Program Director
gregorio@teachdemocracy.org
(213) 316-2105

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