OVERVIEW________________________________________________________________
As initiated by California Assembly Bill 1913 in 2000, the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) has provided hundreds of millions in funding to various California countries to effectuate the proactive prevention of juvenile crimes. CLASS Parks, a division of the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, has devised the Youth Employment Internship Program (YEIP).

YEIP provides hundreds of at-risk risk youth with pragmatic life skills (e.g. money management, professional etiquette, resume composition, job seeking etc.) valuable for facilitating a youth's transition into life after high school. The life skills instructors are complemented by distinct internship training courses in1) Camp Counselor Leadership Training, 2) Community Sports Officiating, 3) Ford Theatre and 4) Film Production.

Through funding allotted by the County, YEIP continually expands the program to reach additional at-risk youth and broaden the internship training courses. With successful results because of the genesis of YEIP, improvements and enhancements will continue to meet the JJCPA objectives by serving the community with a highly effective proactive deterrence of youth criminal activities.

Internship training is conducted year round on designated Saturdays. Certificates of Completion are presented upon the conclusion of sixty-four hours of classroom work.

INTERNSHIP JOB TRAINING COURSES

Crime Scene Investigation _____________________________________________
Interns will learn the art of Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) with hands on experiments. Each week interns will work closely with law enforcement officers to gain the knowledge of various forensic science skills. Interns will train in such areas as fingerprinting, casting, DNA analysis, toxicology, entomology, blood spatter testing, and deductive reasoning. Crime scene scenarios will be staged for educational purposes. Officers will instruct on maintaining a crime scene as interns actively participate in collecting data and analyzing it in a lab setting. Interns will work with the same materials and equipment that real forensic scientists use in their everyday job. This interactive track will teach the importance of paying attention to detail while guiding through the thought process of solving a crime, based on evidence.

Camp Counselor Leadership Training___________________________________
This module entails interns gaining practical knowledge of after school and day camp programs. They will participate in, and conduct activities in a day camp setting. Weekly themes will be utilized to enhance creativity and teach planning of activities. Activities will include arts and crafts, cooking (outdoor and traditional), games, science and nature, sports and much more. In addition, interns will participate in weekly lessons in subjects such as communication skills, tolerance, general job skills and teamwork. This is a highly interactive discipline.

Community Sports Officiating_____________________________________________
Learn the rules and mechanics of officiating basketball and softball/baseball! In this discipline, interns will learn how to officiate games and keep score, as well as general coaching techniques and drills. Interns will be expected to actively participate in all lessons, including officiating and drills. This is a very hands-on discipline and includes a good deal of physical activity. Additionally, interns will participate in weekly skills lessons in subjects such as communication, tolerance, general job skills and teamwork.

Film Production_____________________________________________________________
Learn film production through hands on training, directing, editing, script writing, and storyboard development using the latest technologies. The participants conclude by making their own 3 to 5 minute film. Award winning professionals in the field conduct the training as participants are taken to a world of learning where open imagination and strict professional are the ultimate goals.

THERE WILL NOT BE A SUMMER TRACK OF FILM PRODUCTION.

Ford Theatre Track________________________________________________________
Learn to work in an active performing arts facility! In this discipline, interns will be trained by the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre staff and participate in working performances in a variety of capacities. Interns will participate as ushers, assist in taking surveys, and act as ticket-takers, as well as rotate through assisting with lights, stage preparation, food services and merchandising.