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Pinellas County Schools Police Chief Makes Community Safer by Investing in Students' Futures
After three fellow officers were killed in the span of 30 days, one at the hands of a 17-year-old, St. Petersburg Police Officer Luke Williams knew something needed to be done to both save officers and set youth up for success.
We spoke with Williams, who is now police chief at Pinellas County Schools and a 2022 Campus Safety Director of the Year finalist, about Men in the Making, a progressive initiative focused on role modeling and life skills to increase minority male success (20:39).
Williams has led many other youth-focused initiatives, including one that supports foster children in the school district (28:11). Listen to hear more about them.
OTHER TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:
- How Williams has successfully and impactfully conveyed law enforcement's role within the school system to the community served (2:05)
- How he partnered with local police chiefs and the Pinellas Sheriff to create a collaborative agreement following the murder of George Floyd (9:43)
- Ways he has continuously worked to improve officer morale, tailoring it to each individual's perception of what "morale" entails (14:06)
CAMPUS SAFETY SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:
- YouTube
RELATED LINKS:
- Men in the Making
- Women in the Making
CAMPUS SAFETY SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/CampusSafetyMagazine
- X: https://x.com/CampusSafetyMag
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CampusSafetyMag
- LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1836305
- YouTube: @Campussafetymagazine
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By Campus Safety MagazineAfter three fellow officers were killed in the span of 30 days, one at the hands of a 17-year-old, St. Petersburg Police Officer Luke Williams knew something needed to be done to both save officers and set youth up for success.
We spoke with Williams, who is now police chief at Pinellas County Schools and a 2022 Campus Safety Director of the Year finalist, about Men in the Making, a progressive initiative focused on role modeling and life skills to increase minority male success (20:39).
Williams has led many other youth-focused initiatives, including one that supports foster children in the school district (28:11). Listen to hear more about them.
OTHER TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:
- How Williams has successfully and impactfully conveyed law enforcement's role within the school system to the community served (2:05)
- How he partnered with local police chiefs and the Pinellas Sheriff to create a collaborative agreement following the murder of George Floyd (9:43)
- Ways he has continuously worked to improve officer morale, tailoring it to each individual's perception of what "morale" entails (14:06)
CAMPUS SAFETY SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:
- YouTube
RELATED LINKS:
- Men in the Making
- Women in the Making
CAMPUS SAFETY SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/CampusSafetyMagazine
- X: https://x.com/CampusSafetyMag
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CampusSafetyMag
- LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1836305
- YouTube: @Campussafetymagazine