When officers understand youth behavior and receive training to respond effectively, communities are safer.

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Our interactive Policing the Teen Brain training provides developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed training tools to move officers and youth from conflict to safer interactions.

Why? Because youth empowered with information about law enforcement interactions means safer encounters for everyone involved.

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“Once you've created a risk and a threat, any parent who cares about their child is going to think twice about putting them in a further position of risk by taking them to school,” Thurau said.

Executive Director Lisa Thurau shares that parents – some of whom may not have legal status themselves – feel uncomfortable sending their children to school with the increased law enforcement and ICE presence near school property.

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“This leads us, once again, to urge the state of Massachusetts… to create standards for law enforcement agencies, policies for law enforcement agencies, and practices that reflect these developmental differences – especially when it comes to use of force.”

SFY’s mission is based on the understanding that when officers understand youth behaviors and effectively respond to them, our communities are safer.
 
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WBZ spoke with Strategies for Youth's Executive Director Lisa Thurau about the need for statewide training and policies for law enforcement officers and standards for law enforcement agencies.

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Our data shows – time after time – teens who play the JJJ games walk away better informed and empowered to make healthy decisions.

Juvenile Justice Jeopardy (JJJ) is @strategyforyouth’s customized educational game that engages young people across the country to learn their rights, responsibilities, and how to interact safely with law enforcement.

While Massachusetts has long been seen as a leader in juvenile justice reform, that report shows a 17% increase in pretrial detention. That means we’re backsliding.

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