Girl Scout Crime Investigation Badges

The Crime Museum in Washington, D.C. is now offering badge programs for the Girl Scouts' new 2012 badge requirements! This is perfect timing since today marks the 100th Anniversary of the Girl Scouts. Founded by Juliette Gordon Low, the first troop was rounded up on March 12, 1912, a time when few women held jobs and only six states allowed them to vote. "Girl Scouting from its inception was forward-looking. Although it was rooted in domesticity, it always opened further paths to women."

The first Girl Scout handbook, published in 1913, encouraged girls to shoot rifles and gave instructions for tying up intruders. My kind of group! Outdoor activity also included gardening, and learning the difference between poisonous and non-poisonous mushrooms was in the first handbook. Good to know.

So, it's no surprise that badges should be given out for crime investigation. According to the Crime Museum website: These comprehensive programs go above and beyond the basics and teach Girl Scouts the ins and outs of investigation! All the programs include admission to the Museum, so Girl Scouts will not only earn a badge, but they will also learn and explore American History from a different perspective. I might have stayed in the Girl Scouts if this badge was offered then. How fabulous!

Here are the programs:

Badge Programs for Juniors: Badge: Detective
Learn the necessary skills and discover a new passion by becoming an official Crime Museum Detective.
Program Length: 1 Hour
Maximum Capacity: 40 Per Hour
Minimum Attendees: 10 Scouts
Cost: $20.00 Per Person

Badge Program for Cadettes: Badge: Special Agent
Learn the secrets from the worlds of forensic science and criminal psychology.
Program Length: 1 Hour
Maximum Capacity: 40 Per Hour
Minimum Attendees: 10 Scouts
Cost: $20.00 Per Person - 10 scout minimum

Badge Programs for Seniors: Badge: Truth Seeker
Is it fact or fiction - Find out the truth and question everything.
Program Length: 1 Hour
Maximum Capacity: 40 Per Hour
Minimum Attendees: 10 Scouts
Cost: $20.00 Per Person - 10 scout minimum

For more information contact Susan Frese at 202-621-5553 or by email at susan@crimemuseum.org

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