The D.A.R.E. curriculum is designed to be taught by police officers whose training and
experience gave them the background needed to answer the sophisticated questions often
posed by young students about drugs and crime. Prior to entering the D.A.R.E. program,
officers undergo 80 hours of special training in areas such as child development,
classroom management, teaching techniques, and communication skills. 40 hours of additional
training are provided to D.A.R.E. instructors to prepare them to teach the high school curriculum.
G.R.E.A.T. Program
The G.R.E.A.T. Program is a school-based, law enforcement officer-instructed classroom curriculum.
The program's primary objective is prevention and is intended as an immunization against delinquency,
youth violence, and gang membership.
G.R.E.A.T. lessons focus on providing life skills to students to
help them avoid delinquent behavior and violence to solve problems
For further information check out these links:
D.A.R.E. - The Drug Abuse Resistance Education Website
G.R.E.A.T. - The Gang Resistance Education and Training Website
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