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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.