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The 'Police Athletic League' ('PAL') is an organization in many American police departments in which members of the police force coach young people, both boys and girls, in sports, and help with homework and other school-related activities. The purpose is to build character, help strengthen police-community relations, and keep children off illegal drugs.
According to local Police Athletic Leagues, the program generally solicits funds, equipment, and volunteer help from members of the community, so that the cost to taxpayers is small while the returns are great. Participants in the League's activities are supposedly much less likely to engage in crime, far more likely to praise the character of the police force, and discourage their friends from either committing crimes or covering up criminal activity.
Police Athletic League programs usually have a competitive component. Although the vast majority of the League's contests are with other youths in the same city, there are regularly scheduled national contests between teams in different parts of the country. For many of the young people who participate, it is their first chance to travel to where the contests are held.
★ Drug Abuse Resistance Education
★ Gang Resistance Education and Training
★ National Police Activities League
★ Apple Valley, California PAL
★ Boston, MA PAL
★ Miami Beach, FL PAL
★ Plattsburgh, NY PAL
★ Philadelphia PAL Cadets
★ Norristown, PA PAL
★ Dayton Ohio PAL
★ New Jersey State PAL
According to local Police Athletic Leagues, the program generally solicits funds, equipment, and volunteer help from members of the community, so that the cost to taxpayers is small while the returns are great. Participants in the League's activities are supposedly much less likely to engage in crime, far more likely to praise the character of the police force, and discourage their friends from either committing crimes or covering up criminal activity.
Police Athletic League programs usually have a competitive component. Although the vast majority of the League's contests are with other youths in the same city, there are regularly scheduled national contests between teams in different parts of the country. For many of the young people who participate, it is their first chance to travel to where the contests are held.
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See also
★ Drug Abuse Resistance Education
★ Gang Resistance Education and Training
External links
★ National Police Activities League
★ Apple Valley, California PAL
★ Boston, MA PAL
★ Miami Beach, FL PAL
★ Plattsburgh, NY PAL
★ Philadelphia PAL Cadets
★ Norristown, PA PAL
★ Dayton Ohio PAL
★ New Jersey State PAL
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