Crime Prevention
In addition to D.A.R.E., and in response to increasing public concern
regarding school security and safety, the Illinois State Police
developed V.E.G.A. (Violence Education & Gang Awareness). V.E.G.A. was
designed to meet the needs of all communities regardless of the level of
school violence and gang involvement.
V.E.G.A.’s goals include stressing the importance of resolving
conflicts without the use of violence, providing young people with a
better understanding of the consequences they face when joining gangs
and participating in acts of violence. The program stresses these
important measures to both parents and their children.
The curriculum is taught as a five-lesson supplement to enhance the
current D.A.R.E. curriculum for fifth and sixth-grade students. The
lessons emphasize cooperative learning strategies and deal in a
straightforward manner with the tough situations which kids are
experiencing involving violence and gang activity.
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