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Phase I
Complete activities from the program book in which your son is working, as indicated below, and discuss how they relate to crime prevention in your family.
First Grade:
Tiger Cubs, BSA Family Activity Book
- "Know Your Family" - Hold a family meeting and discuss ideas from the "Youth" section in the Crime Prevention Award Guidelines for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts.
- "Know Your Community" - Discuss how your family can better understand community resources related to crime prevention.
Second Grade:
Wolf Cub Scout Book
- "Know Your Home and Community", pages 60-63
- "Making Choices", pages 96-101
Third Grade:
The Bear Cub Scout Book
- "Law Enforcement is a Big Job", pages 58-63
- "Be a Leader", pages 154-157
Relate three of the requirements to crime prevention
Fourth - Fifth Grade:
Webelos Scout Book
- "Citizen", pages 156-177
- "Family Member", pages 208-226
Discuss items about drugs and crime, gangs and crime, graffiti and crime, peers and crime.
Phase II
Participate with your family, den, pack, or friends in a crime prevention project, either an original project or a project of a neighborhood- or community-based organization. (Before beginning the project, have the unit leader approve your choice.)
