EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The R.C.M.P. Drugs and Organized Crime Awareness Service (D.O.C.A.S.), in partnership with the R.C.M.P. Planning and Strategy Management Unit, developed a client survey of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program (D.A.R.E.) for students, parents, teachers, principals and detachment commanders. This is the first ever Canadian client survey of the D.A.R.E. Program.
This survey does not constitute a scientific research project or program evaluation. It is not intended as a rigorous investigation of the D.A.R.E program; rather, it is designed to gather information about stakeholders’ perceptions of the program’s importance in their communities. The new D.A.R.E Elementary Program consists of 10 lessons taught by specially trained, uniformed police officers who use interactive teaching strategies to equip Grade 5 and 6 students with the knowledge, attitude and decision-making skills necessary to resist drug use and avoid violence. This revised program was developed by D.A.R.E. America.
In November 2006, D.O.C.A.S. Coordinators and Provincial D.A.R.E. Coordinators distributed the client surveys to active D.A.R.E. Officers representing Canadian Police agencies, Military, Tribal Police, Fisheries and Custom Officers.
Each division and province was assigned a specific number of schools to solicit. These are indicated in the “Survey Distribution” chart on page five. Each recruited D.A.R.E. Officer was asked to:
1. Distribute the surveys to two D.A.R.E. classes and their respective parents, teachers, principals and detachment commanders and chiefs.
2. Collect the completed surveys and return them to their Division D.O.C.A.S. or D.A.R.E Coordinator.
The client survey presents an extremely positive view of the program from the standpoint of students, parents, teachers, principals and detachment commanders.
CITATION
”D.A.R.E.: Drug Abuse Resistance Education: National Client Survey 2007″, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Survey, http://www.dare.com, 2007
