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Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)
The D.A.R.E Program was developed in 1983 as a joint venture of the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Unified School District. Sheriff Donnie Rannefeld implemented the D.A.R.E. program in Nolan County's rural schools upon his election to office in January of 1997, and today we continue to provide the students enrolled in Roscoe, Highland and Blackwell schools with the program to safely resist drugs and violence.

The D.A.R.E. Program is taught by Deputy whose specialized training and experience has given him the background needed to answer sophisticated questions often posed by young students regarding drugs and crime. During instruction, a variety of activity-oriented techniques are employed that involve students in class, cooperative-learning group discussions, and role playing exercises to improve their understanding of the program.

D.A.R.E. goes beyond traditional drug abuse and violence prevention programs. It gives students the skills needed to recognize and resist the subtle and overt pressures that cause them to experiment with drugs or become involved in gangs or violent activities. D.A.R.E. is an approach to educating students about the social, emotional, psychological, and physiological hazards of drug abuse and teaches them what being grown-up really means. That is, not giving in to negative peer pressure, making mature decisions, and learning to cope with problems in positive ways.

The United States Department of Justice has identified how D.A.R.E. benefits local communities:

D.A.R.E. "humanizes" the police: that is, young people can begin to relate to officers as people
D.A.R.E. permits students to see officers in a helping role, not just an enforcement role
D.A.R.E. opens lines of communication between law enforcement and youth
D.A.R.E. Officers can serve as conduits to provide information beyond drug-related topics
D.A.R.E. opens dialogue between the school, police, and parents to deal with other issues

 
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