Title: DARE INFORMATION
1DARE INFORMATION
History of DARE D.A.R.E. America, a national
non-profit organization, was founded in 1983 by
Los Angeles Police chief Daryl Gates. D.A.R.E.
America is the main resource center that provides
officer training, supports the development and
evaluation of the D.A.R.E. curriculum, provides
student educational materials, monitors
instruction standards and program results, and
creates national awareness for both community and
national chapters of the program. The D.A.R.E.
program has since become pervasively used
throughout the U.S. and in several other
countries. It has received numerous accolades and
awards for its efforts at
"keeping kids off drugs."
USAG-Kaiserslautern has DARE in the following
schools Sembach Middle School, Kaiserslautern
Elementary School, Landstuhl Elementary School
and Vogelweh Elementary School
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3Drug Abuse Resistance EducationLandstuhl
Elementary School Class of 2007
D.A.R.E.'s primary mission is to provide children
with the information and skills they need to live
drug-and-violence free lives. The partnership
between students, law enforcement, educators and
parents is vital. Thank you for your
contribution to a life changing program. USAG-K
Provost Marshals Office
4USEFUL WEBSITES
http//www.dareamerica.com/home/about_dare.asp
http//www.dea.gov/concern/concern.htm
http//www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs1/1765/index.htm
http//www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs07/798/798t.htm
http//www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs/656/index.htm
5Things to watch for
Persons screaming or shouting for help Person
asking for help or appearing to be distressed
Unusual noises such as loud explosions or loud
banging dogs barking continuously Property
being taken out of houses or buildings where the
residents are not at home, or the
business/activity is closed Vehicles moving
slowly with no lights or apparent destination
6Things to watch for
Someone being forced into a vehicle A stranger
running through a neighborhood A stranger taking
pictures Persons appearing to hide their
activity Activity such as fires, or other
activity that requires an emergency response
Vandalism, to include graffiti, broken windows,
and other unsafe property Suspicious packages
7Things to watch for
Someone loitering around, looking into windows
or parked cars or in stairwells of housing units
Stranger sitting in a car or stopping to talk to
a child or children Abandoned cars, or other
items that may be harmful to children or others
REPORT the above or other suspicious activity
or persons immediately to your community military
police, security forces or host nation police
8How to report suspicious activity
Describe the vehicle(s) if one was involved
- Color - Make, model and year - License
plate number - Special features such as
stickers, dents, decals, rims, etc.
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- How to Properly Describe A Person or Vehicle.
- The proper way to describe a suspicious person is
to start by indicating the person's sex, race or
descent and his or her physical description as
shown below. - Clothing should be described from the top down
and outer clothing to inner clothing if visible. - Example
- The subject was wearing a blue baseball cap a red
letter 'D' on the front, tan jacket, yellow
T-shirt, faded blue levis and dirty white tennis
shoes. - The subject was driving a 2-door Chevy coupe with
a black top and red body. The car had a blue and
white license plate, California - 2 BLM 302. -
10SAMPLE OBSERVERS ACTIVITY LOG
11Community reporting key numbers
Emergency Civilian Phone -
0631-536-112 Military Phone -
112 Non-Emergency Civilian Phone
0631-536-6060/7070 Military
Phone 489-6060/7070
12McGruff The Crime Dog
- History of McGruff
- In 1978, the Advertising Council, Inc., accepted
the mission of helping the nation learn ways to
prevent crime. The Ad Council gave the assignment
to Dancer Fitzgerald Sample (now Saatchi
Saatchi), which volunteered its creative time and
talent. That work was supported and informed by a
group of 19 agencies, which formed the nucleus of
the Crime Prevention Coalition of America. Today
the National Crime Prevention Council manages the
National Citizens' Crime Prevention Campaign,
featuring McGruff the Crime Dog and his slogan,
"Take A Bite Out Of Crime. -
- Over the years, McGruff has made thousands of
appearances at community and school events and on
radio and television. His messages have changed
from urging personal, family, and home security
to more broadly based crime prevention concerns.
In 1984, the U.S. Postal Service released a
first-class postage stamp bearing McGruffs
likeness. By the mid-1980s, McGruff was
encouraging people to join Neighborhood Watch and
clean up streets and parks so theyd be less
inviting for criminals. During the mid-1990s, the
Campaign addressed the effects of gun-related
violence on children. Current issues include
volunteering, bullying, Internet safety, and
identity theft. And McGruff will soon tackle
cyber bullying and telemarketing fraud against
seniors. - Some Facts About McGruff
- There are 4,000 active McGruffs (number of
costumes in use). - McGruff has a classy Corvette, a monster truck in
Arizona, and a wiener wagon in Florida. But most
of all, he likes to ride in patrol cars assisting
law enforcement. - McGruffs favorite crime-fighting techniques are
to teach children specific tips to be safe at
home and school and to help law enforcement
officers do their jobs better. - McGruff is a ham, so he loves doing public
service announcements for television and radio or
posing for print or billboard advertising. - In 2005, McGruff turned 25 years young. He had
birthday parties all around the country, making
appearances at health and safety fairs and other
media events and showing off his 32-foot-tall
balloon at county and state fairs. He has blown
out birthday candles on countless cakes. He has
made the most of these opportunities to spread
the word about preventing crime.