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AVERT
for Law Enforcement
“Walk
the talk”
On
the morning of April 20th, 1999 thirteen cadets from a Juvenile Services Center
in California embarked on a training that had never before been attempted at
their facility. The goal of the
training was to create an environment in which the cadets could acquire an
empathic understanding of the experiences juveniles face everyday while being
held in custody. Shortly after
the training began, and unbeknownst to them, the trainees were arrested, and
handcuffed. An abusive officer berated them,
an uninterested officer ignored them, and a third officer was firm but
compassionate. But in order to give
them an even deeper understanding, the cadets were transported to the Juvenile
Services Center where they were booked and eventually locked in cells for hours.
The training continued for an entire day compelling the trainees to confront
many of the emotional challenges juveniles face everyday while being held by the
Juvenile Justice System. The “Walk
the Talk” video follows the cadets throughout their day, documenting their
extraordinary learning
experience.
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