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TAPS Academy Works!

TAPS Academy Mission Reduce the social distance between at-risk teens and law enforcement Race/Ethnicity Characteristics of Teens 50% African American 40% Hispanic 3% Native American 3% No Response 2% Caucasian 2% Other 15.4% 12.5% 84.7% 87% Pre Post Pre Post Percent of Police officers that felt a Percent of Police officers that felt a Somewhat or Very Disconnected perception of Teens (Pre vs. Post) Somewhat or Very Connected perception of Teens (Pre vs. Post) Pre and Post Youth Demographics Post 40% (Male) Post 60% (Female) Participation of Teens Pre 48.6% (Male) Per 51.4% (Female) TAPS Academy Teens showed improvement in the following areas: +33% +32% +33% +29% Feeling connected Liking the Police to the Police Trusting the Police Respect for Police An Average 31.75% increase in Police Perception! *Youth NOT in TAPS Academy demonstrated N0 change in their thoughts toward the police during the same time period. Why we need TAPS Academy for Police: We found a Rise in Police Perception of Teens "Very Disconnected" 7.7% to 12.5%. "The more time we spent with teens the more we learned how disconnected we were to them and their lives." Officer Mentor

TAPS Academy Works!

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The Teen and Police Service Academy’s (T.A.P.S. Academy) goal is to reduce the social distance between at-risk youth and law enforcement. This goal will be accomplished through learning, interaction...

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TAPS Academy

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