AGENCY TESTIMONY
Community outreach and education initiatives
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Chief Gulotta details the NYPD's community outreach and education efforts aimed at preventing subway surfing.
- Describes home visits to juveniles who have engaged in subway surfing and their families
- Mentions coordination with NYC Public Schools to hold awareness presentations
- Notes that over 3,000 students have received presentations this school year
- Highlights outreach to school staff, including principals, teachers, and guidance counselors
Joseph Gulotta
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Officers will visit their residents to speak to them and their family to enhance the line of communication, office support, and reinforce the seriousness of their actions.
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I, myself, have sent detectives.
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Detectives grew up in the same neighborhoods as these kids to visit number of the of these families.
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When we speak to them and we show them the dangers of this action, they truly realize the seriousness and impact of this issue.
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This issue also heavily impacts our schools as the trauma of the death or injury of a student affects all students and staff.
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In an effort to inform juveniles of dangers of subway surfing, we've coordinated with our partners at the New York City Public Schools to hold awareness presentations.
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This school this school year, we visit over a dozen schools across the city and give them presentation to about 3,000 students with many more scheduled.
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We have also held presentations for school staff, including principals, teachers, guidance counsels, and safety directors, because these individuals equally invest in the safety and future of our children.
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In regards to our proactive enforcement of the law, beginning in late 2023, Van Werten began use utilizing aerial drones to strategically address subway surfing.
