Make rewarding good part of plan

Recently, the Mundelein Police Department initiated their campaign to "oust" specific individuals from participating in the Mundelein carnival.

I'd really like to know what criteria goes into determining who is on this list? Once on the list, is an individual always on this list? Can they earn the right not to be on this list?

Furthermore, where are the programs to encourage the youth who are on this list to make things right?

Many officers in town are highly respected by the teens in town because they treat these kids like they're human beings (example: Pull over to say - "Good to see you've been staying out of trouble," etc.), where others seem to have Napoleon syndrome and just want to banish many of the "troublemakers" and/or harass them to the point where they do more harm than good and then have an attitude of "If I can't beat 'em, join 'em."

I'm just trying to figure out what and if there is a "big plan" to create a more positive alternative other than punishment.

What about rewarding good behavior instead of continuing to punish for wrongdoings of the past?

Sherry L. Schrank

Mundelein