Law Enforcement Responses to Drug Endangered Children Through Deflection and Youth Engagement in Tribal Communities

This webinar will focus on the opportunities for law enforcement to respond to drug-endangered children in tribal communities through youth engagement.

The presenters will explore the Camp Triumph and Tribal Youth Police Academy programs and the opportunity these two programs provide to develop positive relationships with youth and prevent future drug use. They will also discuss how these programs relate to the philosophy of deflection.

Panelists:

• Hope Fiori, COSSAP Project Specialist, Center for Health and Justice at TASC
• Julian Garcia, Gang Unit Detective, Tohono O’odham Nation
• Kevin Mariano, Project Coordinator, Fox Valley Technical College