AGENCY
INFORMATION
Chandler Police Department
Mail Stop 303 PO Box 4008
Chandler, AZ
85226
Tel: 480-782-4100
Population: 220,000 Seasonal Population:
Number of full-time officers: 300 Part-time:
PROGRAM
INFORMATION
Program Name: School Resource Officer
Contact: Sgt. A Anderson
Program Description: There is an officer
assigned full-time to every high school and middle school
within the city. The officers are required to teach a minimum
of law-related
education a
semester. The officers also provide all
law enforcement
services on campus. All of the officers attend school resource
officer
training and are all
funded thru the Safe Schools grant. One
position "Police
Science Instructor"
is funded by the police department and that person is
offered at the high
school level.
What is (are) your target group(s)?
Elementary school age
Middle school age
High School age
Nature of the program?
Prevention Intervention Both
How long has your program been offered? 4 years 0 months
How is your program requested?
Requests are from the school districts.
How/when is your program offered?
Every school year. The school districts submit grant proposals
to the state.
Do you use the same or a different officer to
provide the program?
Same special assignment
How is your program
funded?
My Agency Community Groups Local Businesses
School
Fund Raisers/Donations State Grant
Federal Grant Other:
Other Partnerships: Arizona Legal
Foundation. The foundation provides
training and lesson plan
materials.
Resources used to deliver program:
Books, lesson plans,
curriculum. The officer salary and
benefits are
covered by the grant and
police department supplies the vehicle.
AGENCY
INFORMATION
Chandler Police Department
250 E. Chicago Street
Chandler, AZ
85225
Tel: 480-782-4526
Fax: 480-782-4545
Email: richard.griner@ci.chandler.az.us
Website: www.chandlerpd.com
Population: 220,000 Seasonal Population:
Number of full-time officers: 300 Part-time:
PROGRAM
INFORMATION
Program Name: D.A.R.E
Contact: Sgt. Rick Griner
Program
Description: Teach
the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program to all public
schools within the City
of Chandler. This program teaches kids
to resist
drugs and violence and
to make proper decisions
What is (are) your target group(s)?
Elementary school age
Middle school age
High School age
Nature of the program?
Prevention Intervention Both
How long has your program been offered? 14 years 0 months
How is your program requested?
The three school
districts in the City of Chandler request and expect to have
the DARE Program in
their schools.
How/when is your program offered?
DARE is offered during
the regular school year. Core curriculum
targets
either 5th or 6th grade
depending on the district. The high
school DARE
Do you use the same or a different officer to
provide the program?
Each officer has 4-5
schools
How is your program
funded?
My Agency Community Groups Local Businesses
School
Fund Raisers/Donations State Grant
Federal Grant Other:
Other Partnerships: Each school PTO's assist
in providing items for the graduations.
Toyota
Motor Credit donates the
funds for t-shirts for each graduate.
Resources used to deliver program:
Each student gets a
workbook. Officers have the curriculum
to follow and
hands out stickers,
pencils, etc.
AGENCY
INFORMATION
Gilbert Police Department
1025 S. Gilbert Road
Gilbert, AZ
85296
Tel: 480-503-6500
Fax: 480-503-6550
Website: http://www.ci.gilbert.az.us/police/
Population: 148,000 Seasonal Population: 158,000
Number of full-time officers: 137 Part-time: 0
PROGRAM
INFORMATION
Program Name: School Resource Officers
Contact: Sergeant Paula Krueger
Program Description: Certified Police
Officers are assigned to our middle schools and high schools.
The officers are there to display police
presence, to develop a rapport with
the students, to enforce
crime, assist the school with student related
problems and instruct
classes related to: Criminal Law,
Traffic Law,
Substance Abuse, Lock
Down Procedures, Violence Prevention.
What is (are) your target group(s)?
Elementary school age
Middle school age
High School age
Nature of the program?
Prevention Intervention Both
How is your program requested?
A request for an officer
to be assigned to the school must be made through
and approved by the
Gilbert Town Council.
How/when is your program offered?
When a position is
approved through the Town Council.
Do you use the same or a different officer to
provide the program?
The same if possible
How is your program funded?
My Agency Community Groups Local Businesses
School Fund Raisers/Donations State Grant
Federal Grant Other:
Other Partnerships: N/A
Resources used to deliver program:
Substance abuse
pamphlets and related audio and video.
The lesson plans
are usually developed to fit the audience and are instructed by the officers.
AGENCY
INFORMATION
Goodyear Police Department
P.O. Box 5100
Goodyear, AZ
85338
Tel: 623-932-1220
Fax: 623-932-3007
Email:
Website: www.goodyearaz.gov
Population: 35,000 Seasonal Population:
Number of full-time officers: 49 Part-time:
PROGRAM
INFORMATION
Program Name: Teacher Officer
Partnership in Schools
Contact: Officer John Miller
Program Description: Different
age-appropriate law related education classes.
What is (are) your target group(s)?
Elementary school age
Middle school age
High School age
Nature of the program?
Prevention Intervention Both
How long has your program been offered? 10 years 0 months
How is your program requested?
How/when is your program
offered?
During school year.
Do you use the same or a different officer to
provide the program?
Single officers assigned
to schools
How is your program funded?
My Agency Community Groups Local Businesses
School Fund Raisers/Donations State Grant
Federal Grant Other:
Other Partnerships: None
Resources used to deliver program:
Pamphlets, videos, PowerPoint presentations.
AGENCY
INFORMATION
Kingman Police Department
2730 E. Andy Devine Avenue
Kingman, AZ
86401
Tel: 928-753-2191
Fax: 928-753-2542
Email: lmcgill@ci.kingman.az.us
Website: www.ci.kingman.az.us
Population: 20,500 Seasonal Population: 30,500
Number of full-time officers: 53 Part-time: 1
PROGRAM
INFORMATION
Program Name: RadKids
Contact: Captain L. McGill
Program Description: Kingman has 5 SRO
Officers and 1 SRO Sergeant that serve 3 State
elementary schools, 1
State junior high school, and 1 State high school. Plus
1 private elementary
school, 1 private junior high school, and 1 private high
school.
Aside from mini
anti-violence program, the Kingman Police SRO team is
trained in the RadKids
program. RadKids is a comprehensive program aimed
at, among other safety
issues, the reduction of violence. The program
premises are: "No
one has the right to hurt you"; "You do not have the right to
hurt anyone else"; "If someone does
hurt you, it is not your fault".
RadKids teaches children
to: avoid bullies; avoid violence; physical
techniques to counter
potential injuries at the hands of someone attempting to
inflict harm; escape maneuvers; and run to
safety and authority mind set.
RadKids' target audience
is 5 to 7 years of age and 8 to 10 years of age. The
"Rad" in RadKids stands for
"Resist Aggression Defensively". More
information may be gained from the website www.radkids.org
What is (are) your target group(s)?
Elementary school age
Middle school age
High School age
Nature of the program?
Prevention Intervention Both
How long has your program been offered? 0 years 6 months
How is your program requested?
Each principal is responsible for offering the
program in a manner that is
best suited to their
school. For the most part, the principal of each school
provides sign-up
information sheets and parental permission forms which
are returned before the
child participates in the program.
How/when is your program offered?
The program is offered
in a manner appropriate for each school. Examples:
A private elementary
school incorporated the program into the regular
curriculum; A public
elementary school that is on a 45/15 schedule offers the
program during the 15 day interim; Yet another
elementary school offers the
program during summer school.
Do you use the same or a different officer to
provide the program?
Every SRO officer is
required to teach this program.
How is your program funded?
My Agency Community Groups Local Businesses
School Fund Raisers/Donations State Grant
Federal Grant Other:
Other Partnerships: This program was brought
about through the joint efforts of the Kingman
Police Department; the
Mohave County Sheriff's Department; The Kingman
Unified School District;
and the Kingman Academy of Learning.
Resources used to deliver program:
To present the program
you need:
1. Certified Instructors
2. Parents handbook
3. Children's
instruction book
4. Striking pads
5. Striking dummy
6. Protective elbow,
knee, shin and head gear.
7. Odds and ends.
This may sound like a
lot. And, it may seem like there is a lot of physical
abuse, there is not.
AGENCY
INFORMATION
Paradise Valley Police Department
6433 E. Lincoln Drive
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
Tel: 602-948-7418
Fax: 480-998-0877
Email: dkellar@ci.paradise-valley.az.us
Website: ci.paradise-valley.az.us
Population: 13,000 Seasonal Population:
Number of full-time officers: 35 Part-time: 2
PROGRAM
INFORMATION
Program Name: DARE
Contact: Officer Deron Kellar
Program Description: DARE Elementary
curriculum.
What is (are) your target group(s)?
Elementary school age
Middle school age
High School age
Nature of the program?
Prevention