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Every Young Person Should Know How to Interact with Law Enforcement

Understanding their rights, responsibilities, and what officers expect empowers young people and helps them navigate encounters safely. Most young people will interact with law enforcement at some point. Few are prepared for it.
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Why Educating Youth Matters

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Most Young People Never Learn How to Interact with Law Enforcement

This education is largely missing from schools and youth programs, while misinformation spreads on social media and among peers. Young people, who are more prone to risk-taking and peer pressure, need accurate and developmentally appropriate guidance. Without it, rights get misunderstood, peer-driven risks get underestimated, and situations escalate needlessly.
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Without preparation:

  • Rights may be misunderstood
  • Situations can escalate unnecessarily
  • Outcomes can have lasting consequences

Juvenile Justice Jeopardy® Street Law (Ages 12+)

An interactive, 26-question game-board program that prepares youth for interactions with peers and law enforcement.
Engaging and Accessible
Complex concepts made clear, taught by credible messengers, and learned through active participation. Adaptable to any schedule or setting.
Essential Conversations
Sparks natural conversation about the law: the “why” behind rights and obligations, how to respond during encounters, and how to make sound decisions under pressure, including with peers.
Customized for Your Community
Tailored to your state’s laws and realistic local scenarios. SFY trains local facilitators, and content can be customized to topics like substance misuse, safe driving, gun crimes, probation, life skills, and online safety.

Tools for Youth, Parents, and Educators

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Materials that reinforce key concepts for youth and support adult facilitators, from facilitator guides to simple, graphic-based take-home materials.
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Clear Policies Reinforce Youth Education Efforts

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Clear policies help ensure youth can interact appropriately during interactions with law enforcement.

Policy guidance supports:

  • Consistent approaches
  • Protection of youth rights
  • Safer outcomes
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Proven Impact with Young People

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of youth felt more prepared to interact with law enforcement
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of participating youth thought the program was helpful
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"Teaching kids in a manner that’s so organic to learning, like a game, and knowing that these lessons that they’re going to learn will educate them, empower them, and help keep them safe, its like life purpose stuff for me."

- Eden Zabala, Esq.

Los Angeles County Public Defenders Office

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SFY partners with schools and youth-serving organizations to help young people understand their rights and navigate interactions with peers and law enforcement. Bring our programming to your community.
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