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KIDS, MINIBIKES, AND THE DALLAS POLICE

NCJ Number
38335
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1973
Length
0 pages
Annotation
THIS FILM DESCRIBES THE DALLAS (TX) NYPUM PROJECT (NATIONAL YOUTH PROJECT USING MINIBIKES), IN WHICH MOTORCYCLE OFFICERS FROM THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT DONATE THEIR TIME TO TEACH MOTORCYCLE SKILLS TO YOUTHS.
Abstract
THE DALLAS PROJECT WAS THE OUTSTANDING NYPUM PROJECT OF THE YEAR CHOSEN FROM AMONG SOME 175 SIMILAR PROJECTS YOUTHS ARE REFERRED BY JUVENILE AGENCIES, POLICE, SCHOOLS, CHURCH GROUPS, ETC., IN AN EFFORT TO NIP JUVENILE DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR IN THE BUD. THE PROJECT, WHICH TEACHES SKILLS AND TEAMWORK, IS VIEWED AS A STEPPINGSTONE TO OTHER YOUTH PROGRAMS BY THE DALLAS POLICE.