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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE <br />Jeremy D. Margolis April 14, 1988 <br />Dirccwr <br />Juvenile Officer Chuck Walerius <br />St. Boni facius/Minnetrista <br />Police Department <br />7701 County Road 110 West <br />Minnetrista, Minnesota 55364 <br />Dear Officer Walerius: <br />Thank you for your interest in the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) <br />program. The Illinois State Police is very proud of this program and happy to share the <br />enclosed information with you. <br />DARE is a primary prevention program aimed at children who have yet to have <br />their first drug experience. Its goal is to reduce the incidence of drug abuse by children <br />through the presentation of a prevention curriculum by specially selected and trained <br />uniformed police officers. The curriculum itself focuses on the concept of peer pressure <br />resistance training, self concept improvement, personal safety and value decisions <br />concerning respect for the laws. Having uniformed officers instruct a primary prevention <br />program has produced results even greater than expected. Enclosed is a summary of the <br />program and an evaluation report of the DARE pilot program for your review. <br />Since its inception, DARE has served as a model for agencies throughout the <br />country. Illinois' pilot program has received excellent reviews from teachers, parents and <br />law enforcement officials. The demand for DARE increases on a daily basis. As a result of <br />this demand, the Illinois State Police have received training on how to present the DARE <br />training course. The Los Angeles DARE program has been extremely helpful and indeed <br />encouraged Illinois to provide DARE officer training to help meet the demand. <br />y FNOTC <br />The next ISP training session with space ava:iable is Octr'•er 3 - October 14. <br />One space is being held for your agency for this session. Please r dlete the enclosed <br />application and return to the address listed to secure this p ition. <br />If you have any questions regarding Illinois Di, ?L, please feel free to contact <br />Ms. Linda H. Lang, DARE Educational Consultant, at 21 7 /782-5227 or write the Illinois <br />State Police, Strategic_ Development Bureau, 201 East Adar.._-, Street, Suite 300, Springfield, <br />Illinois 62701. <br />Very truly your i� <br />Jeremy D. M<,.-g: is <br />Director <br />By: Timothy Z. 1vRosa, C► ief <br />Strategic �-'-velopmerit Bureau <br />TJD:lm Division ©' Arrunistratinn <br />Enclosure Dimon of Administration <br />2W ArnulrN Building — Springfield, II!1-(-;4 <br />(217) 782-64w <br />