Strategies For Youth—Implementing the Three Ps: Policies, Protection, and Prevention

Among some of the top priorities in enhancing community policing efforts is refining community and police relations… specifically with youth. Strategy for Youth is an organization geared towards improving interactions between police and young people. The organization seeks to provide training for law enforcement on effective strategies for interacting positively with youth. Ms. Shelly Jackson, representative from Strategy for Youth, has spent more than 30 years protecting the civil rights of youth, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable populations. In addition, she served with the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, where she worked on matters involving the administration of juvenile justice. Ms. Jackson joins The Beat to share her wealth of experience and knowledge!