Microsoft+Cop Internet-Truancy Relationships+Technology=Gang Prevention+Student Success

Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Colin Nurse speaks with Toronto Police Service Cst Scott Mills about relationships and technology approach to youth violence prevention at the “SMiLE Conference” in Washington DC, USA April 9, 2010.

More info on SMiLE here: http://TheSmileConference.com and http://ConnectedCops.Net blog by Lauri Stevens of http://LawsCommunications.com

Both Nurse and Mills were speaking on the topic of “Social Media in Law Enforcement”. Both men share a passion to be proactive with prevention strategies to prevent youth violence and believe that if the little risk factors that lead to violence and murders among youth can be recognized both in real life and online, and interventions done by school staff, police, parents and professionals to assist youth to reach their true potential.

A focus on relationships and technology is the key – positive relationships and pre-arrest/charge diversion strategies for minor offences by police working in school and community resource officer (SRO) positions in collaboration with community partners in schools and community centre settings.

For more information on these concepts visit http://InternetViolencePrevention.com

To follow Colin Nurse on Twitter click http://Twitter.com/ColinNurse

To follow Cst Scott Mills on Twitter click http://Twitter.com/GraffitiBMXCop

In Toronto, there are 3 ways to anonymously report information to the community operated Crime Stoppers program to help the police PREVENT or solve crime both in person and online. Anonymity is protected by the Supreme Court of Canada.

Talk: 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
Type: http://222tips.com
Text: TOR plus your message to CRIMES (274637)
See how anonymous text tips works worldwide here: http://SMSCrimeTips.com

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