2012 NAPERVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT ... - City of Naperville

Reading Buddy ProgramThe Naperville Police Department has been involvedwith the Reading Buddy Program at Mill Street ElementarySchool for over 16 years.The Ready Buddy Program is a mentoring programthat builds a positive relationship between the studentsand the police department. Each weekthroughout the school year, 19 police departmentemployees meet individually with students selectedby the classroom teacher.Twice each year, the Naperville Police Sergeants Association Map #363, sponsors a party forthe students.Since 2010, the Naperville Exchange Club has provided a $1,000 grant to the program to purchasebooks for the students. This grant allows the students to begin building their own libraryat home. This year, the grant purchased a birthday book for each student, which werethen placed into the Mill Street School library for their use.Naperville Youth Jury ProgramThe Naperville Police Department uses an innovative programcalled “The Youth Jury.” The Youth Jury is an organizationconsisting up of high-school-aged students serving as anadjunct to the various diversion programs of the Youth andSocial Services Unit of the Naperville Police Department.The Youth Jury Program is designed to serve the communityby providing an alternative to court for first time admittedjuvenile offenders of non-serious offenses. Through a cooperativeeffort involving youth, local government, and businesses,the Youth Jury encourages responsible youths to contribute to the law enforcement effort,which benefits the community in providing voluntary public service, prevents crime through positivepeer pressure, and has demonstrated that it is an important part of our community partnership.Debbie HansenDeborah, who is responsible for NPD’s false alarm billing,was the recipient of the 2012 Public Safety of the YearAward. Not only is Deborah a member of the FalseAlarm Reduction Association (FARA), she is also on theBoard of Directors and serves as vice-president.25