Topic:   Consequences			Target Group:   Middle School

Prepared By:   H. Duane Finks		Agency:   Little Rock Police Dept.

Address:   700 West Markham		Phone:   (501) 918-5100
	      Little Rock, AR 72201
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Objectives:

	The student will be able to:	(1)   Define the word consequences.
					(2)   Understand the consequences of 
					      having good study habits vs. not 
					      studying.
					(3)   Understand the consequences of 
					      using drugs and alcohol.
					(4)   Understand the consequences of 
					      having sex.

Introduction:

	My name is Officer Duane Finks.  I have been employed with the 
Little Rock Department for the past seven years.  Two years as a police 
cadet and five years as a patrolman patrolling the southwest Little Rock 
Area.  I am also a certified field training officer or FTO, which is someone 
who assists new police officers to adapt and learn how to function on the 
streets.  I am currently assigned to Henderson Jr. High School as your 
School Resource Officer.

Body:

	I.	Definition of Consequences
		A.	That which follows as the result of some preceding 
			act.
			1.	Consequences are something that we must 
				live with daily due to good or bad choices 
				we make in life.  We are responsible for our 
				actions, because our actions lead to 
				consequences.  If you pick up a rock and 
				throw it through a neighbors car windshield, 
				or being arrested and charged with criminal 
				mischief.

	II.	Understand the consequences of having good study habits vs. 
		not studying.
		A.	Good study habits
			1.	Making good grades
			2.	Being able to participate in extra curricular 
				activities
				a.	football
				b.	basketball
				c.	volleyball
				d.	cheerleading, etc.
			3.	Being able to enjoy your summer vacation, 
				because you are not forced to go to summer school
			4.	Making the honor roll and maintaining a high GPA
			5.	Looked at as a good student with a bright future
		B.	Not studying
			1.	Making bad grades
			2.	Not being able to participate in extra curricular
 				activities
			3.	Tempted to cheat on test
				a.	Suspension from school
				b.	Loss of trust
			4.	Having to go to summer school
			5.	Having to repeat the same grade
			6.	Dropping out of school
			7.	Not being able to obtain your driver's license

	III.	Understand the consequences of using drugs and alcohol
		A.	Causes bad judgment - it makes bad decisions look like 
			good ones
		B.	Slows the signal from your brain to your body limbs 
			for good mobility
		C.	Damage to the liver
			1.	slowly stops it from being able to pump the 
				impurities out
		D.	If found in your possession by an authority figure 
			you can get in trouble
			1.	School administrator, or teacher
				a.	suspended or expelled from school
			2.	Police Officer
				a.	charged and arrested for minor in 
					possession of alcohol, or possession 
					of a controlled substance
					1.	big fine
					2.	jail time
					3.	probation
		E.	Not caring about yourself or others
			1.	personal hygiene
			2.	looses contact with friends or loved ones
			3.	drops out of school
			4.	starts to steal and do other criminal activity 
				to pay for habit


	IV.	Understanding the consequences of having sex
			A.	Pregnant at young age
			B.	Sexually Transmitted Diseases
				1.	AIDS/HIV
				2.	Genital Warts
				3.	Gonorrhea
				4.	Hepatitis
				5.	Herpes
				6.	Syphilis
			C.	Embarrassment
			D.	Drop out of school
			E.	Responsible for someone other than yourself
			F.	Forced to get a job
			G.	Get behind on school work from missing 
				school during pregnancy

Review:

	Now you have some idea of how the choices we make in our life effect 
the consequences that precedes afterward.  So remember BAD CHOICES = 
BAD CONSEQUENCES or GOOD CHOICES = GOOD CONSEQUENCES.  
Make the right choice.

Practice:

	Give an eight question multiple choice test.


Eight Question Post-Test
Which ones will lead to good consequences or bad 
consequences


1.	John goes to play basketball at the playground instead of studying 
	for his test. 	(Good or Bad)

2.	Jackie gets pregnant at the young age of 13.  (Good or Bad)

3.	Teresa joins a study group to study for a hard English test.  
	(Good or Bad)

4.	William takes a bottle of alcohol to school to drink during lunch. 
	(Good or Bad)

5.	Nicole says no to a student who tries to offer her drugs.  
	(Good or Bad)

6.	Jamal makes a 4.0 GPA. (Good or Bad)

7.	Mary decides to skip school and go hang out with friends. 
	(Good or Bad)

8.	Mark who knows about STD's, turns down Debra's sexual 
	offer to him. 	(Good or Bad)

Documentation and/or Sources:
 	STD: Homepage
	Personal Experience