Michelle+Gardner

**I am most interrested in preventing childhood and teenage crime in the Juvenile Justice System. I feel that by helping children early on by watching for signs, the child has more potential to change the path they are leading. It is important to teach respect, self worth and self esteem as young children. I also feel very strong about education and giving children the help they may need instead of just "leaving them behind."** [|**http://www.ncpc.org/programs/circle-of-respect/**] [|**http://www.ncpc.org/**]