Frequently Asked Questions

The goal of the Wakeup program is to teach young people to make correct choices and understand that the decisions they make today will affect their future.

Program Objectives

• To provide families with a hard-hitting program that has an immediate and positive impact on juveniles who are headed for self-destruction. 
• Involving parents and their children in building a positive relationship through the use of effective communication skills. 
• This educates youth about decision making and the consequences of making wrong choices by showing them the realities of others who have made wrong choices. 
• Redirects the student’s attitude and behavior from negative to positive, at home, at school, and in society. 

Program Contributors 

Modesto Police Department Divisions 

•  Diversion Program 
•  Investigative Services Division 
•  Operations Division 
•  Support Division 
•  Police Activities League (PAL)

Other Agency Contributors

• Boarding Schools (Support Groups) 
• Center for Human Services 
• Central Psychology Services 
• Child Protective Services 
• Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI) 
• District Attorney’s Office (Statutory Rape) 
• Hutton House 
• Juvenile Hall 
• Juvenile Probation 
• Memorial Hospital (Trauma Talks Tough) 
• Mental Health 
• School Attendance Review Board (SARB) 
• Stanislaus Community Assistance Program (Positively Speaking) 
• Sierra Education Service 
• Supporting Parents of Troubled Teens (SPOTT) 
• Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office 

Classes are facilitated by a police officer with assistance from law enforcement personnel, family service agencies and community organizations.

Classes are held at the Modesto Police Department once a week for nine weeks. During each class session instructors share their specialized knowledge and experience to provide a straightforward, realistic view about the realities associated with making poor choices.

Class Topics

• County Coroner / Morgue 
• Drug Awareness 
• Gang Awareness 
• HIV / AIDS 
• Juvenile Justice System 
• Homicide 
• Runaway / Missing Persons 
• Trauma 

In addition, there is an all-day field trip for all participants to Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI) where they are given a tour of the prison and participate in the Straight Life Program.

This program is designed for youth ages 11 through 17 years old and their parents.

It is mandatory for at least one parent to be in attendance at each class session along with their child.

This is a nine-week educational program.  The Wakeup program class times vary.  Contact the Modesto Police Department Youth Services Division at 209-572-9500 to enroll.