The Youth Summit went extremely well.  Over 40 residents attended and were informed on many different topics in Law Enforcement.  While this summit was geared around Youths, parents and other adults in the community benefited from the forum as well.

We put on 3 Role Play Scenarios, with the good and bad ways of handling certain situations.  The audience was entertained, while at the same time, received the message behind each scenario. 

Different crimes were discussed as well as the distinction between juveniles and adults.  Many residents were surprised to find out that an individual could be arrested as young as 7 years-old.  They were also surprised to find that the Criminal Justice System views a 16 year-old as an adult. 

There was a Question / Answer period following the forum and some residents expressed their concerns with certain issues.  By enlarge, they were happy with the open dialogue and I feel that the summit was successful.  Many residents thanked me afterwards and asked when the next one would be scheduled.  I vowed to have many more of these informative forums.