Youth Crime Watch programs take into account 9 components, 5 of which, are recommended by the organization’
Top 5 Ways to Build Stronger Student-Adult Relationships to Prevent School Violence:
1. Crime Reporting
Students can develop systems that allow witnesses to report crime safely, accurately, and even anonymously.
2. Youth Patrols & Safety Escorts
Students can work together in a formal structure, with help from adults, to patrol the campus of the school in pairs or small groups, acting non-confrontationally to help maintain order, enforce rules, and report crime or crime-threatening situations.
3. Conflict Resolution
Teaches students basic techniques for cooling off a situation and getting to a good ending for everyone.
4. Peer Mediation & Counseling
Establish programs to train peers to help fellow students in their day-to-day problems.
5. Action Projects
Activities planned by students to help deal with a specific need on campus or in the surrounding community, or to raise awareness of an issue or potential problem before it becomes widespread.
Youth Crime Watch of America is a national organization that has a proven record of preventing school shootings and other crimes in schools and local communities. 50,000 young people spread across 29 states and 20 countries are taking leadership roles producing positive change through nine components including community action projects, youth mentoring youth, and anonymous crime reporting. The direct involvement that its members take in implementing programs to better their environment includes nine components. Experts agree, increased safety allows for progress and a better learning environment.
Youth Crime Watch of America staff and board members available for interviews:
Christopher DiCarlo, Chief Executive Officer
Terry Allen Jones, Director of Training and Technical Assistance
Ret. Lt. Gerald Rudoff, Chair of International Division
