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Lieutenant Felton Paine outlines Modesto police's Wake Up youth diversion program to review board
Summary
The Modesto Police Department presented its Wake Up youth diversion program to the Community Police Review Board on March 18, describing a six-week, parent-involved curriculum for ages 12'17 and acknowledging gaps in systematic outcome tracking.
Lieutenant Felton Paine of the Modesto Police Department told the Community Police Review Board on March 18 that the Wake Up program is a six-week, two-hour weekly course for youth ages 12 to 17 that requires at least one parent to attend.
The program, Paine said, aims to build stronger family relationships, redirect poor behavior and help participants "understand the consequences of each choice you make." Instructors and guest presenters include former gang members and formerly incarcerated people; sessions cover gang awareness, drug and alcohol education and social-media safety, and include an off-site prison visit intended to give participants a realistic view of incarceration.…
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