Students try to keep peers safe

By Diane Knich

"The volunteers are part of the Peer Assistance Leadership program, a joint effort between the College of Charleston and the Charleston Police Department. After being trained, volunteer teams of at least four students walk the Upper King Street area, home to many bars where students frequently drink, from about 10 p.m. until after the bars close at 2 a.m."

"Volunteers help young people who might be drunk and could become targets of street crime, injure themselves or cause a disturbance in surrounding neighborhoods."

"A handful of police officers who are excited about the program and work closely with the students say the program stops problems from becoming legal issues. College leaders say it helps keep students and other young people safe. And both groups say it's an exciting new way to help break down the us-versus-them mentality between students and police..."

Full article available at http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/sep/21/students_try_keep_peers_safe5...

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