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X06 <br />• ,COIN'` <br />H CARRY <br />Lee County <br />Juvenile Crime <br />Prevention Council <br />Memorandum <br />Date: June 9. 2009 <br />To: John Crumpton <br />County Manager <br />From: Roger Judd <br />Chair - Juve' e Crime Prevention Council <br />t <br />B ~t . <br />V~ a ile Crime Prevention Council <br />Re: No Klatch - Gang Violence Prevention and Intervention Grant <br />This morning some members of the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) met with a <br />representative from the Lee County School's GREAT Program, the Boys and Girls Club and <br />Juvenile Justice, to discuss a federal grant being offered to enable the county to conduct a <br />comprehensive gang assessment to seek a clear and concise understanding of the local risk <br />factors for delinquency and gang involvement. It is our understanding that both the Lee County <br />Sheriff's office and the Sanford City Police have done self-assessments and they clearly show <br />numbers that indicate that Lee County does have a problem with gangs; not to mention the fact <br />that the juvenile court counselors have advised its that Lee County has more of a gang problem <br />that our co-counties Harnett and Johnston. <br />This same grant offers the opportunity to enhance existing efforts being made in the schools with <br />their Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T) program. The G.R.E.A.T. program <br />is intended to provide life skills that empower adolescents with the ability to resist peer pressure <br />to join gangs. Locally the school's Resource Officers work with the children in certain age <br />groups and families around gang prevention. <br />Lee County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council <br />P. O. Box 57 <br />Sanford, North Carolina 27331 <br />Chair - Roger Judd <br />