At the 2009 Greentree Festival, Kirkwood Asset Builders (KAB) hopes to get commitment from Chief Plummer to have his officers handing out Positive Tickets to youth and children "caught". If possible or needed, the Kirkwood Police Chaplains may also join the effort.
Positive Tickets started with a single Police Officer in Canada who imagined the positive effect of cops catching kids doing things right. Superintendent Ward Clapham's (rtd) inspiration was the result of hearing a presentation on Search Institute's 40 Developmental Assets. "His vision was based upon the notion of police officers hunting for the positive in youth (instead of just the negative)." For more info, go to www.positivetickets.com.
Our plan is to have the officers issue the tickets and record the name of the youth and what they did. After the festival, KAB will take out an ad in the Webster Kirkwood Times to recognize all the students "caught" doing something good.
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