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Three Schools Among Top Places in County for Crime Reports
Police are writing more crime reports at three local schools than almost any other location in the county. The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette analyzed every non-traffic crime report filed in Beaufort County in 2014 and ranked the addresses where the most reports were written. The county’s two Walmarts were the two top spots for crime reports, as reported Wednesday. Three schools, all in Beaufort, also made it into the top 10.

Police, Youth Take Part in Policing the Teen Brain Training
All week, police and officials from juvenile probation have gathered in Lewiston for “Policing the Teen Brain” training. The idea is to improve interaction between police officers and the youths they deal with daily.

Focus On Kids Is Future Of Collaborative Agreement
Children are the future of Cincinnati’s collaborative agreement. That was a main theme coming out of a community policing roundtable Wednesday morning.

Crime roundtable: Take Care of the City’s Youth
If the city wants to solve its crime problem, it needs to improve the way it handles juvenile criminals. That was the re-occurring theme of a police roundtable of elected officials, community activists and police officers held Wednesday….

Report says Virginia should require school police training and alter laws to reduce arrests
Public Integrity investigation revealed Virginia’s high rate of arrests
Legislators should rewrite state codes to reduce Virginia’s high rate of arresting young students, child legal-rights advocates argue in a new report. Staff at the Virginia Legal Aid Justice Center contend that the commonwealth’s existing statutes allow police to easily intervene in school discipline disputes and criminalize typical childhood misbehavior.

RethinkDiscipline: What Communities Should Know about School Resource Officers
Video: U.S. Department of Education panel discussion about School Resources Officers and the role of the law in our schools. Lisa Thurau from SFY is a member of this panel.

Amid National Debate About Police Misconduct, Fresno School Resource Officers Shift Focus
During an August town hall meeting with local faith leaders, Fresno police Chief Jerry Dyer promised to start tracking school resource officer citations by race and ethnicity.

Boston school police renew bid for right to carry pepper spray
Boston school police have revived their push to carry pepper spray on the job, saying they must protect themselves and others from urban violence that spills onto school grounds.

‘Youth Lives Matter’ and they cost a lot to hold in jail
It costs Hamilton County taxpayers about $221 per day just to detain a youth offender.

Brian Lumpkin is interviewed about SFY officer training
Brian Lumpkin is interviewed about officer training Strategies for Youth is doing in Elkhart County, IN.
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Improving Law Enforcement/Youth Interactions in Times of Crisis
How is the current COVID-19 pandemic is impacting youth and their families? Experts provide recommendations for positive law enforcement response.
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