Jermaine Galloway, called "Tall Cop," is an Idaho police officer who helps struggling adolescents. He was invited as a guest on The Woodbury Report radio show, which is hosted on K4HD.com. He addressed the theme of cops, kids, and community.
Lon Woodbury is an Independent Educational Consultant who has worked with families and struggling teens since 1984. He is the founder of Struggling Teens, Inc., the publisher of Woodbury Reports, and an author on a wide number of books about parenting at risk-teens.
Officer Galloway
Officer Jermaine Galloway has been an Idaho law enforcement officer since 1997 and has more than 11 years experience in underage drinking, drug and alcohol enforcement. He has worked several different assignments, including: crime scene investigation (CSI), DUI task force, officer mentoring, and as a field training officer. He received his BA from the University of San Francisco and is currently an adjunct instructor at NNU (Northwest Nazarene University).
Cops, Kids, and Community Can Help Troubled Youth
The interview began with the police officer describing how drug potency was at a level that had never been witnessed before. Even marijuana experimentation by young people was different because the drug was much more potent than in earlier generations.
Not all kids are experimenting with drugs or addicted to them, said Jermaine Galloway. Some were actually doing very well in school. Others, he pointed out, were not necessarily addicted, but merely learning and growing through experimentation.
He strongly encouraged parents to practice the art of listening and discernment before leaping to conclusions about the reasons for their child's unusual behavior. "Ask questions but don't lead the talk, let them do the talking. It could be nothing more than stress, or a break up in a relationship or working hard to raise their grades."
Officer Jermaine will often use a teen's bedroom as a theatrical prop. It will have typical furnishings like a clothes closet, a nightstand, a dresser, and a bed. It will also have clothes strewn on the floor, as well as pop culture posters. Using this scenario, he will educate parents on teenage culture. They will learn about the symbology used on clothing, the kinds of music favored by drug abusers, and the places often used to hide a stash.
Toward the close of the interview, Officer Jermaine talked about what parents can do to protect their kids, and recommended that they join and support community programs designed to raise awareness about negative social trends among youth.
Lon Woodbury is an Independent Educational Consultant who has worked with families and struggling teens since 1984. He is the founder of Struggling Teens, Inc., the publisher of Woodbury Reports, and an author on a wide number of books about parenting at risk-teens.
Officer Galloway
Officer Jermaine Galloway has been an Idaho law enforcement officer since 1997 and has more than 11 years experience in underage drinking, drug and alcohol enforcement. He has worked several different assignments, including: crime scene investigation (CSI), DUI task force, officer mentoring, and as a field training officer. He received his BA from the University of San Francisco and is currently an adjunct instructor at NNU (Northwest Nazarene University).
Cops, Kids, and Community Can Help Troubled Youth
The interview began with the police officer describing how drug potency was at a level that had never been witnessed before. Even marijuana experimentation by young people was different because the drug was much more potent than in earlier generations.
Not all kids are experimenting with drugs or addicted to them, said Jermaine Galloway. Some were actually doing very well in school. Others, he pointed out, were not necessarily addicted, but merely learning and growing through experimentation.
He strongly encouraged parents to practice the art of listening and discernment before leaping to conclusions about the reasons for their child's unusual behavior. "Ask questions but don't lead the talk, let them do the talking. It could be nothing more than stress, or a break up in a relationship or working hard to raise their grades."
Officer Jermaine will often use a teen's bedroom as a theatrical prop. It will have typical furnishings like a clothes closet, a nightstand, a dresser, and a bed. It will also have clothes strewn on the floor, as well as pop culture posters. Using this scenario, he will educate parents on teenage culture. They will learn about the symbology used on clothing, the kinds of music favored by drug abusers, and the places often used to hide a stash.
Toward the close of the interview, Officer Jermaine talked about what parents can do to protect their kids, and recommended that they join and support community programs designed to raise awareness about negative social trends among youth.
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Discover more about the problems faced by Struggling Teens. Lon Woodbury records the entire interview on his Woodbury Reports radio show show for people to listen to at any time.
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