Dharm Makwana

Abbotsford Police willingly admit cops don't have all the answers for teens considering a risky lifestyle.

The confession comes as part of Operation Impact, a multi-media presentation designed by police and educators for high school students on making tough decisions, especially when an alleged friend's request for a favour could put them in harm's way.

"We're searching for answers," said Const. Ian MacDonald. "I think, unlike a lot of organizations, instead of saying, 'OK, we've got at least one answer and we're going to offer it to you,' we're taking a different tact by saying, 'Listen, we know that there's problems out there and we also know that there's trouble ahead definitively if you involve yourself in gangs."

Abbotsford Police launched the program Monday with presentations at Robert Bateman Secondary and W.J. Mouat Secondary - the latter rocked by the April kidnapping and murders of Joseph Randay, 18, and 17-year-old Dilsher Singh Gill.

Abbotsford school board spokesperson Dave Stephen, who took in a presentation earlier this week, said the presentation resonates.

"If students aren't paying attention you kind of hear the rumble and the whispering but they were absolutely engaged," he said.

Abbotsford Police plan to complete Operation Impact for high school students by the end of this year and will then tweak the presentation for kids in middle school for the new year.