What They Don't Teach Teens
Life Safety Skills for Teens and the Adults Who Care for Them
by Jonathan Cristall
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Pub Date Oct 05 2020 | Archive Date Nov 11 2020
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Description
Jonathan Cristall provides not only great insight for how to best interface with the police, but is candid about racial injustice. —Dr. Cedric L. Alexander, Past National President of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, CNN Law Enforcement Analyst
Los Angeles Prosecutor Empowers Parents To Keep Teens Safe
With Today's Police Interactions, Confusing Dating Scene and Tech Culture in Bold New Parenting Book
"What They Don’t Teach Teens : Life Safety Skills for Teens and the Adults Who Care for Them"
By Jonathan Cristall, Esq
Now more than ever it is important for parents to have “the talk” with their children about the uncertainty and risk of police interactions – in fact, it has become a top worry for parents.
Young people coming of age today face new risks, expectations, and laws that didn't exist when their parents were young. Whether it’s police interactions, dating and sexual violence, cyberbullying, or underage sexting, parents are encountering a whole new set of problems and there aren’t enough resources to turn towards.
In a new book, What They Don’t Teach Teens: Life Safety Skills for Teens and the Adults Who Care For Them by Los Angeles veteran Prosecutor and father of three sons, Jonathan Cristall provides parents a 21st century guidebook of life safety skills for teens and themselves covering physical safety, sexual consent, social media, your rights with the police, sexual harassment, situational awareness, dating violence, smartphones, and more. What They Don't Teach Teens, a book like no other, provides teens, tweens, and young adults with up-to-date, realistic strategies to protect themselves against the pitfalls of modern adolescence.
Author Jonathan Cristall was once a troubled teen himself and made many mistakes growing up--some which nearly cost him his life. Cristall, is now a recognized sexual violence prevention instructor with LA-based non-profit Peace Over Violence and works extensively with teenagers and their families to teach the many concepts in the book through workshops and speaking engagements. Drawing on Cristall’s hands-on experience, What They Don't Teach Teens gives parents and other caregivers techniques for talking to their children about these urgent issues.
A must-read for all families, What They Don't Teach Teens is filled with practical guidance, thoughtful insight, and simple-to-use tips and tactics that will empower young people to make good choices now and in the future. In the book and at his workshops, Jonathan Cristall gives sound advice on:
• Police Interactions and Personal Safety:
o Do your children know their constitutional rights and how to use them if needed?
o What should they do or not do when stopped by police while driving or approached on the street?
o What are your teens rights for stopping a search by police?
o What should your teen say or not say to a police officer?
o What should they do if targeted in a street robbery or with gun violence?
o Why is it important that they stay situationally aware and how can they best do so?
• Sexual Violence and Misconduct:
o Does your teen understand sexual consent?
o Does he or she know what acts can amount to sexual harassment?
o Have you discussed dating violence with your children?
o Do you know that the fasting growing cyber-crime against teens is sextortion? Do you know how to prevent this from happening to your sons and daughters?
• Staying Safer Online:
o The importance of a positive digital footprint
o How to identify cyberbullying and what to do about it.
o Halting common teen culture issues like underage sexting
• And so much more …
About the Author:
Jonathan Cristall, Esq., spent his teen years taking unnecessary risks and getting into avoidable trouble. Now a veteran prosecutor for the City of Los Angeles, he went from disregarding laws to enforcing them. Cristall is a certified sexual violence prevention instructor. He frequently speaks to young people and their families about the topics in his book, What They Don't Teach Teens. Jonathan’s work with teens has appeared in Huffington Post, Beverly Hills Courier, Beyond the Brochure, Kids Safety Network, and the Good Men Project among others.
Connect with Jonathan at: https://www.wtdtt.com/
Instagram: @what_they_dont_teach_teens
See Book Trailer: https://vimeo.com/388558682
For more information about What They Don't Teach Teens and author Jonathan Cristall, Esq, please contact: Darcie Rowan PR at 347.407.0942; Darcie@DarcieRowanPR.com
Advance Praise
“Jonathan Cristall provides not only great insight for how to best interface with the police, but is candid about racial injustice.”—Dr. Cedric L. Alexander, Past National President of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, CNN Law Enforcement Analyst
“What They Don’t Teach Teens is deep, impactful, and clearly conveys information about sexual and interpersonal violence that no young person should be without.”—Patti Giggans, Executive Director, Peace Over Violence (formerly Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women)
“What They Don’t Teach Teens is a timely text that provides both parent and child alike with valuable information to identify and confront some of the most challenging teen issues of the day.”—Justin Patchin, PhD, Professor of criminal justice, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Co-Founder and Co-Director, Cyberbullying Research Center
“This book is like a cookbook; you keep referring back to it when you need the details for a specific recipe (or here, a topic).”—Tamberley M., parent of 16-year-old twins
“What They Don’t Teach Teens is just bursting with compelling information about social media and the use of digital technologies that all young people coming of age today must know.”—Terry Evans, CEO, Cybersleuth Investigations, Inc. and fellow with the National Cybersecurity Institute at Excelsior College
“Jonathan Cristall’s background, experience, and writing style makes him relatable and gives his voice credibility that teens will listen to.”—Kami Kosenko, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Communication, North Carolina State University
“What They Don’t Teach Teens will help prevent sexual violence in relationships, friendships, peer groups, and communities.”—Connie J. Kirkland, MA, NCC, CTTS, Director of Sexual Assault Services, Northern Virginia Community College
“A much better book than I thought it was going to be. I learned things that I thought I knew, but didn’t really.”—Bryan J., 11th grader
“What They Don’t Teach Teens provides outstanding guidance on digital decision making and is written in a way to make it accessible to any person, of almost any age, who wisely chooses to pick it up.”—Jedidiah Bracy, Editorial Director, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
“What They Don’t Teach Teens is an essential tool for young people, parents, and guardians in navigating the rocky terrains of street and digital safety, and sexual violence.”—Bianca Fileborn, PhD, Lecturer in Criminology, University of Melbourne
“What They Don’t Teach Teens is a wonderful way for school administrators and school counselors to start meaningful conversations with students. A book like no other that schools (and parents) have been longing for.”—Ali Norman-Franks, Intervention Counselor, Beverly Hills High School
“I received this book as assigned reading from my wife. I had some hesitation, but within minutes of starting to read I was hooked. As a dad, I appreciated how comprehensive the book is.”—Andy W., father to teens
“Jonathan Cristall’s book is designed to appeal directly to youth—to help them make healthy and safe choices, even when interacting with the police.”—Elizabeth Englander, PhD, Executive Director and founder of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center at Bridgewater State University
“What They Don’t Teach Teens provides incredible guidance to young people on issues of contemporary importance like policing and sexual violence prevention. Jonathan Cristall does so in a way that’s not only comprehensive and realistic, but sensitive to the diverse backgrounds of those who may read it.”—Capri Maddox, Esq., Executive Director, Los Angeles Department of Civil and Human Rights
“Mr. Cristall’s book exposes some of the most common methods perpetrators use to obtain child sexual abuse material by the exploitation of young people. His prevention techniques and tips are savvy, well explained, and will certainly keep tweens, teens, and young adults safer online and off.”— Glen Pounder, Chief Operating Officer, Child Rescue Coalition, Inc.
“Easy to read, very informative, with priceless ideas of what to do and how to do it. It is a very helpful tool for parents like me and a great source of info that I can share with my teens.”—Whitney G., parent of two teens
Marketing Plan
National Publicity for author and book
Digital Print Reviews
Parenting/Mommy Blog Tour
Podcast Interview Tour
Radio Interview Tour
Plus: Highly-rated School/Parent/Guardian workshops
National Publicity for author and book
Digital Print Reviews
Parenting/Mommy Blog Tour
Podcast Interview Tour
Radio Interview Tour
Plus: Highly-rated School/Parent/Guardian workshops
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781610353588 |
| PRICE | $19.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 320 |
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Featured Reviews
Educator 253159
This book really breaks down some very important lessons that are usually only learned the hard way. While some kids will still have to learn through life experience, this is going to be a great conversation-starter for our classroom to talk about some bigger issues that we teachers don't usually consider teaching. Already purchased a copy to use this year!
Readers P, Educator
I just reviewed What They Don’t Teach Teens by Jonathan Cristall, Esq.
What a fabulous find for everyone, especially parents and teens. This book should be on every counselors, teachers, parents, bookshelf for guidance for all children , teens and adults alike!.
This book was written more like a guidebook. It was easy to comprehend and understand, especially with the use of the way the paragraphs were written, highlighted text, and visuals .
Please use this guidebook ,as a tool, to help with guidance on contemporary issues about cybercrime, harassment , cyber bullying, street and digital safety, sexual violence , and other forms of 21st century issues.
“What They Don’t Teach Teens” will help start and continue a meaningful dialogue within the classroom and at the dinner table.
It did not read like a textbook or like a novel. This book Is an informational type guidebook.
What They Don’t Teach Teens should be in middle school and high school students book bags. This is a great curriculum find for all educators.
I would love to see professional lesson plans to go along with this book.
Get your school administrative staff to order this for your districts. It’s a MUST!!!
