LOS ANGELES : Williams Pledges to Make DARE a High Priority
- Share via
Police Chief Willie L. Williams pledged Friday to give a popular drug-education program high priority as the Los Angeles Police Department lays plans to hire more officers.
But the chief also said he could not promise that the program--DARE, for Drug Abuse Resistance Education--will return to the strength it enjoyed a few years ago. Under the program, pioneered by the LAPD and the Los Angeles Unified School District, police officers teach children about drugs and try to build their self-esteem to help them resist peer pressure to use drugs.
“DARE’s not going to go away,” Williams said. “I support the program, and I believe strongly in it.”
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
