Which grades does the GREAT program target?

Which grades does the GREAT program target?

• A. 7th and 8th grades
• B. 9th and 10th grades
• C. 11th and 12th grades
• D. College freshmen

Answer: (A)

GREAT is designed to prevent gang involvement by teaching early adolescents how to make safe choices, resist peer pressure, and handle conflicts. It’s targeted at middle school students, specifically seventh and eighth graders, because this is the period when peer influence increases and the risk of gang recruitment starts to rise, making prevention most effective before high school arrives. High school grades and college represent later stages with different dynamics, so the standard program focuses on the younger middle-school group to lay a foundation before those years.

GREAT is designed to prevent gang involvement by teaching early adolescents how to make safe choices, resist peer pressure, and handle conflicts. It’s targeted at middle school students, specifically seventh and eighth graders, because this is the period when peer influence increases and the risk of gang recruitment starts to rise, making prevention most effective before high school arrives. High school grades and college represent later stages with different dynamics, so the standard program focuses on the younger middle-school group to lay a foundation before those years.