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JONATHAN CRISTALL, ESQ.

LIFE SAFETY SKILLS
​FOR MODERN ADOLESCENCE

PROSECUTOR.
SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION INSTRUCTOR.
Digital Safety advocate.
AUTHOR.
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Jonathan Cristall is a Safe & Sound Schools speaker booked by Kirkland Productions.

About

Jonathan Cristall, Esq., is a veteran prosecutor for the City of Los Angeles. He is the author of the multiple award-winning book, What They Don't Teach Teens. Cristall's book—written for both teen and adult readers—and his related speaking events teach young people (and the adults who care for them) physical, digital, emotional, and legal life safety skills to better navigate the pitfalls of modern adolescence. 

Being a teenager has never been easy. And, in fact, it was downright difficult for Cristall as he spent his own teen years in Los Angeles, taking unnecessary risks and getting into avoidable trouble. Decades later, long after turning his life around, he recognized that his teenage children and their peers were facing new risks, expectations, and laws that simply didn't exist for previous generations of teenagers—things like understanding the ways a damaged digital footprint can alter your life; the statements or actions that may amount to sexual harassment; the potentially severe consequences of underage sexting; the point a sexual interaction "goes too far"; the safest way to handle oneself when stopped by the police; navigating the complexities of cyberbullying; and so much more. 

Cristall began searching for a book that would help his children better understand the "how-tos" and "how-not-tos" of coming of age today. Finding nothing, Cristall utilized his experience as a prosecutor, sexual violence prevention instructor, and a troubled teen to write the book he was seeking: What They Don't Teach Teens. His regular speaking presentations about the topics in the book provide practical guidance, thoughtful insight, and simple-to-use tips and tactics that empower tweens, teens, and young adults to make good choices now and into the future. 

In addition to many awards and formal recognitions for his public safety work as a prosecutor, Cristall is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal from the Los Angeles Police Commission—the highest honor bestowed on non-sworn law enforcement personnel. Other organizations from which Cristall has received distinctions include the Police Officers Association of LA County and the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California. 

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hat They Don't Teach Teens is similarly laureled as a recipient of the Gold Winner award from both the IPBA Ben Franklin Awards for Best Parenting & Family Book and the NIEA Awards for Best Parenting & Family Book of 2020. Additionally, What They Don't Teach Teens won a Silver medal from Forward INDIES Awards in the Family & Relationships category. 

Cristall works and lives with his family in Los Angeles.

popular Programs

Please note:
  1. All workshops below are approximately 60 minutes in length, including Q&A, but can be adjusted based on time restrictions.
  2. Customized workshops by mixing and matching from the offerings are also possible.
  3. ​Generally, all workshops are appropriate for ages 12 through adult. 
what they don't teach teens — book overview & critical lessons
This workshop provides an overview of the three parts ofWhat They Don't Teach Teens: 
  • Street Safety and Safer Police Interactions
  • Sexual Violence and Misconduct
  • Digital Pitfalls & Best Practices

An excellent choice for parents and educators, it is highly recommended that participants are provided with a copy of the book in advance or at the time of the workshop.

Workshop includes discussion of prospective lesson plans for educators regarding the above topics.  
 
Duration: 60 minutes
Digital Pitfalls & Best Practices
Topics covered in this workshop include:
  • Potential pitfalls of smartphone cameras (focus on laws/consequences of underage sexting, sextortion, and revenge porn)
  • How to protect one's digital footprint (focusing on what employers and college administrators want to see/not see in a candidate's footprint)
  • Digital citizenship
  • Cyberbullying
  • Protecting one's digital privacy
  • The importance of finding a trusted person when support is needed
 
Duration: 60 minutes
healthy intimate relationships & Connections
Topics covered in this workshop include:
  • Sexual consent (what it is, what it is not, how to ask for it, circumstances in which consent cannot be obtained)​
  • Dating violence (what it is, how to identify it, how to safely seek help for yourself or a loved one)
  • Sextortion, AKA online sexual blackmail (what it is and how to best protect yourself)
  • Sexual harassment in a school environment (what it is, how to identify it, how to combat it, how to safely seek help)
  • The importance of finding a trusted person when support is needed

Duration: 60 minutes
SAFER POLICE INTERACTIONS
Topics covered in this workshop include:
  • Your rights under the 4th Amendment (police searches) and how to exercise them most safely
  • Your rights under the 5th Amendment (police questioning) and how to exercise them most safely
  • What to do and what not to do when stopped by police while in a vehicle or on foot
  • Racial injustice in policing and how it may impact invocation of your rights
  • How to differentiate between detentions, consensual encounters, and arrests
  • The game changer if you break the law: you've turned 18

Duration: 60 minutes
SAFER GET-TOGETHERS
Topics covered in this workshop include:
  • ​Sexual consent and the consumption of alcohol (or other drugs)
  • Situational awareness at parties
  • Bystander intervention techniques and 911 immunity (Good Samaritan) laws
  • Social host liability laws (when adults can be held liable for underage drinking that occurs in their homes)
  • Potential consequences of using a fake ID
  • Your rights when police show up at the party and want to search or question you

Duration: 60 minutes
STREET SAFETY: Wherever Your Life Travels Take you
Topics covered in this workshop include:
  • Situational awareness as the backdrop to your personal safety
  • The power of your intuition to keep you safe
  • Ways to stay safer from gun violence
  • Street robberies for your stuff or for you
  • Alcohol dangers
  • Driving dangers

Duration: 60 minutes

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Jonathan's well-honed presentation was truly an enriching experience. His delivery was engaging, savvy and well-informed. His material expanded our awareness about online safety. It brought our Parent Teacher Student Association to a new level.

Amy Mueller
PTSA Coordinator
Palisades High School

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