BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Members of the City of Berkeley Police Department (BPD)\, the University of California Police Department (UCPD) and the Berkeley Boos ters/Police Activities League (PAL) are pleased to announce that the PLA Y Academy will start its fourth academy on Wednesday evening\, January 2 5\, 2012.\nPLAY connects law enforcement agencies with teenagers from th e school district.\nSome of the diverse of topics that will be explored by the 15 City of Berkeley teenagers during the 11 week program are:\n\n Concepts of Criminal Justice &\; Individual Accountability\nPrinciple s of Weaponless Self-defense &\; Color Code/Danger Awareness\nIssues surrounding Teen Drinking &\; Driving Under The Influence (DUI)\nEnga ge in Dialogue with a BPD and UCPD Career Panel\nExplore criminal justic e in action with experts in their fields.\n\n \;\nA graduate of the third PLAY Academy said of the experience\, &ldquo\;I thought [PLAY] was areally great program and it helped me see all the different jobs withi n the police department.&rdquo\;\nAnother graduate added\, &ldquo\;My mo st memorable [session] was the selfdefense class &hellip\;.because it wa s hands on and we had to step out of our comfort zone.&rdquo\;\nCommunit y members and members of the media are invited to attend the start of th e Spring/Academy #4 of PLAY. \;\nThe Police and Life Academy for You th (PLAY) program got its start in September 2010 with the support of th e University of California\, Berkeley Chancellor&rsquo\;s Partnership Fu nd Grant in the amount of $25\,000. \;A second grant awarded by the Berkeley Chancellor&rsquo\;s Partnership Fund in September 2011 of $20\, 000 kept the program alive. URL:http://berkeley.patch.com/events/play-academy-kick-off-event SUMMARY:PLAY Academy Kick-Off Event LOCATION:City of Berkeley Police Department: 2100 Martin Luther King Jr W ay\, Berkeley\, CA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR