Gang Resistance Education And Training, abbreviated G.R.E.A.T., provides a school-based, police officer-instructed program in America that includes classroom instruction and a variety of learning activities.
In early 1992, the first GREAT Officer Program was conducted in Phoenix, Arizona.
In 1993–98, the program added the regional partners, a national policy board, and thousands of trained officers.
In 2000, the program underwent a curriculum review, which was the result of a study conducted by the National Institute of Justice.
Approximately 4,000 students attending 31 schools in seven cities comprised the initial sample.
[3] Results from analyses of six waves of survey data collected from students in seven U.S. public school districts indicate a 39% reduction in the odds of gang members joining one year post-program as well as a 24% reduction four years post the program.
On the left of the emblem is the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms logo with "Steve Higgins Director" under it, and on the right of the emblem is the Phoenix Police Department logo with "Dennis Garrett Chief" under it.