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Welcome to the G.A.T.E. Website

The G.A.T.E. program is a school based classroom curriculum taught by law enforcement officers and prevention specialists. The program’s goals are the prevention of gang activity, youth violence and drug use among young people.

G.A.T.E. lessons and programs focus on whole life skills, social norms and critical thinking to teach young people to avoid delinquent behavior and to solve problems through non-violent means.

The G.A.T.E. program consists of multiple components, grammar school, middle school, high school, family training, school personnel training and law enforcement officer training.

GATE America’s on going project is to interrupt youth violence and end the cycle of criminality that is plaguing America’s pre-teens and teenagers.

GATE America, Inc. also has a strong commitment to our law enforcement agencies across the nation. Our goal is to provide up-to-date training in areas of gang identification and prevention, violence prevention in schools, officer safety, investigations and terrorism preparedness. Our group of highly trained instructors are recognized experts in their field of expertise. The bring with them a level of knowledge through experience, educational knowledge and real world application that is unparrelled in Law Enforcement training today.

Program Comparison Points	GATE	GRIP	DARE	GREAT
Evidence Based
Employs Social Norms		no	no	no
Outcome Evaluations
Elementary School component (K-4)		2nd	no	no
Middle School (5-8)		5th
High School (9-12)		no	*	*
Teacher/Staff Training		no	no	no
Addresss Gangs, Drugs & Violence	GDV	G	D	GV
Meets National Education Standards		no
Addresses Firearm Safety		no	no	no
Lesson Plans are annually evaluated		no	no	no
Nationally Awarded & Recognized		no		no