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Redondo Beach police describe nine-week 'Teens in Policing' summer program
Summary
Officer Kyle Lofstrom told the Youth Commission the Redondo Beach Police Department runs a nine-week summer program for students entering grades 7–12 that combines constitutional education, scenario training and certificates; the commission voted to file the presentation.
Officer Kyle Lofstrom, the community-based officer for the Redondo Beach Police Department, presented the department's Teens in Policing summer program to the Redondo Beach Youth Commission during the meeting (date not specified). Lofstrom said the nine-week program is aimed at students entering grades seven through 12 and pairs classroom instruction with hands-on scenarios and demonstrations.
Lofstrom told commissioners the program’s goals include educating participants about constitutional rights, forming relationships between youth and officers, providing mentorship and exposing students to law-enforcement work. "The program's called, Teens in Policing,"…
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