The Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Program is a life-skills competency program designed to provide students with the skills they need to avoid gang pressure and youth violence. G.R.E.A.T.'s violence prevention curricula help students develop values and practice behaviors that will help them avoid destructive activities. G.R.E.A.T. program staff coordinate project activities with federal, regional, state, and local agencies, as well as, individuals from community and civic groups. The goal of the program is to train criminal justice professionals to deliver a school-based curriculum that teaches life-skills competencies, gang awareness, and violence-avoidance techniques.
The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (MGNDC) will continue participating as a G.R.E.A.T. Evaluation Site and will deliver G.R.E.A.T. curricula during the grant project period. Specifically, MGNDC will conduct a Level III program, which is collaborative effort that entails the delivery of all four G.R.E.A.T. components: middle school, elementary school, families lessons, and summer camp. All four components have already been implemented and continue to be taught by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.
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