ARCHS has been partnering with area schools and law enforcement agencies to provide GREAT in St. Louis County classrooms for two years. GREAT provides school-based, law enforcement officer instructed classroom curriculum. The primary objective is prevention and is intended as an immunization against delinquency, youth violence and gang membership.
Lessons focus on providing life skills to students to help them avoid delinquent behavior and violence to solve problems.
More than 3,100 area K-8 students have completed courses taught by area law enforcement officers aimed at improving student life skills and decision making to help reduce impact of gangs and drugs.
The partnership is funded by a United States Department of Justice grant that was secured through U.S. Sen. Christopher 'Kit' Bond.
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