Chicago Police Department's Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Program

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 City of Chicago Police Department (CPD) will continue serving as a G.R.E.A.T. Program Evaluation site and will continue implementing all four components of the G.R.E.A.T. Program. The CPD will deliver the elementary and middle school curricula in classroom settings, will engage students and their families in the G.R.E.A.T. Families Program, and will also engage youth in the G.R.E.A.T. Summer Program, as well as, after-school activities. NCA/NCF