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Radio Extra: Preparing Chicago Teens For Realities of College

By  Jon Hansen and Jackie Kostek | October 13, 2014 9:42am 

 Jack Shilney and Josh Weitzman started College Bound Safe and Sound to teach people about campus crime.
Jack Shilney and Josh Weitzman started College Bound Safe and Sound to teach people about campus crime.
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College Bound Safe and Sound

CHICAGO — Preparing a teenager for their first year of college can be daunting. 

And while colleges and universities provide checklists and cheat sheets, there's one subject that a piece of paper can't prepare anyone for — sexual assault. 

On today's DNAinfo Radio Extra, Jackie Kostek discusses the College Bound Safe and Sound program. Started by two former police partners, the program aims to give high school and college-age students the tools they need to stay safe:

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