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About the Prevent Delinquency Project
The world is an increasingly difficult place for children to be raised. Threats are prevalent everywhere and include drugs, gangs and dangerous sexual practices. It has become increasingly important for parents to identify the constantly evolving pressures that their children encounter on a day to day basis. The PreventDelinquencyProject is a group of devoted volunteers who believe in one simple concept - that the majority of juvenile delinquency cases are preventable, through the implementation of proactive parenting techniques. Unfortunately, many parents, in spite of their good intentions, don't adequately supervise and guide their children towards leading healthy, happy, and productive lives. And many fail to understand the threats their children face on a daily basis until it's too late. The goal of The Prevent Delinquency Project is to provide assistance to parents, by teaching them how to supervise their children, and improve their knowledge of the threats that exists, so that they are able to protect their children from harm, and intervene at the first sign that a problem exists.
Their Team
Carl A. Bartol, MPA, Esq., Founder
Annoyed by a system which is reactive in nature, targeting children who have had contact with the police or have become the subject of formal legal proceedings, Mr. Bartol set out to find ways to prevent delinquency, rather than respond to it. The Prevent Delinquency Project was founded by Carl A. Bartol, MPA, Esq., a New York attorney employed by the County of Westchester, who has prosecuted cases involving juvenile delinquents and persons in need of supervision since April 2001. Mr. Bartol created the F.A.M.I.L.Y. Model of Parental Supervision, which ultimately transformed into the Prevent Delinquency Project. Nearly a dozen community counseling centers and probation departments across the country have incorporated this model into their parenting programs.
Leo Dylewski, Police Liaison
Leo Dylewski has been a police officer since 1999 and joined the Peekskill New York Police Department in 2000. He has contributed a lot to the Prevent Delinquency Project. Officer Dylewski is presently assigned to several schools within his jurisdiction and he is actively involved in juvenile matters. He is also a member of the Peekskill Emergency Management Response Team, and volunteers his extra time to help youth and keep them out of trouble. Working as a [www.dare.com/ D.A.R.E] officer has provided him with a wealth of experience in identifying and responding to the increasingly difficult decisions that children are confronted with.
Shaun Scholl, Student Volunteer Coordinator
Shaun Scholl, an Eastchester High School student, joined the Prevent Delinquency Project in June 2008 and has become an integral part of the project. He has worked really hard in raising parental awareness by distributing posters and literature to parents throughout Westchester Country, New York. Shaun has also been recruiting friends and others students to assist in the project. Within a few short weeks of joining the Prevent Delinquency Project, the Gannett Review Press published an article about his efforts.
The F.A.M.I.L.Y. Model
The F.A.M.I.L.Y. Model of Parental Supervision created by Carl A. Bartol includes the following points:
- Familiarize yourself with the threats against your children.
- Accept that all children need supervision and guidance.
- Monitor the activities of your children.
- Investigate anything that may be suspicious.
- Listen to your children and learn from them.
- Yearn to help your children when problems arise.
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Learning About Child Threats
PreventDelinquency.org provides a platform in which individuals are able to share their knowledge about the risks, vices, and temptations children face with other parents. In this way, people are encouraged to write about the problems children may encounter everywhere. The following are some of the areas the Prevent Delinquency Project focuses upon:
G.I.M.M.I.E.
Gang Education and Prevention Program
Gangs: Oftentimes, gangs present themselves as community organizations which exist to promote ethnic, cultural, or social pride and unity. However, this is just a trick to recruit new members.
Infect: Like a disease, gang affiliation will harm children spiritually, emotionally, and physically. A gang's influence will consume every aspect of life, slowly taking it over until a child is no longer the same person.
My: The impact of joining a gang has life-long implications. Membership affects not only the child who joins but those who love him or her as well. Allegiance to a gang turns members against their family and friends and puts the gang's interests first.
Mind: Gang members are required to be obedient and loyal, often under threat of physical harm for non-compliance. This is nothing less than a form of brain-washing.
Individuality: There exists in each person unique characteristics that set us apart from others. Our feelings, thoughts, and desires are what make us individuals. Rather than encourage members to capitalize on these strengths, gangs expect them to be ignored and put aside.
Enjoyment: True pleasure is obtained by living life to one's fullest potential. Following gang ideology, members choose the wrong path, and achieving these goals is no longer possible. The cash made today in selling drugs and involvement in other illegal activity is merely an illusion that hides the years of pain, suffering, and imprisonment that follow.
Parent Presentations
During PreventDelinquency's parental presentations they showcase items that should be red flags to parents and help them identify if their children are at risk. These items might include drug paraphernalia or gang colors. Also, they provide you with any and all advice on the appropriate techniques in ensuring that your children stay out of harms way. Your child might not understand your involved parental techniques now; however, they will thank you when they are older. Below are some of the interesting items shared with parents at Prevent Delinquency Project presentations:
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Contact Information
If anyone has a tip, comment, would like to volunteer, or seeks to have the Prevent Delinquency Project meet with their organization, simply fill out and submit form
Additional Information
The Prevent Delinquency Project is obliged to the following individuals and organizations for their support in protecting children from harm.
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