This program promotes student development in social responsibility, civic duty, and public service by reporting criminal conduct on school property and/or school sponsored events. Monetary awards funded by the North Texas Crime Commission, private donations, and other fund raising activities are made to students who provide information to local law enforcement which results in the arrest or detention of the perpetrators of these criminal activities. Forty-seven secondary schools currently participate in the Crime Stoppers program.

During the end of the year 2004, the program organized a districtwide board to represent all the campuses, hear all of the cases, and make a determination as to what reward amounts are to be paid. The board is comprised of 18 students who are enrolled in the Magnet Center for Public Service: Government, Law and Law Enforcement at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center. The meetings are held every Tuesday at 8:15 a.m. in room 205 at the high school. The creation of this board has reduced paperwork at the campus level and has provided more time for investigations. These students also represented the DISD at a state conference held in Corpus Christi in November 2004, at Austin in November 2005 and are preparing to attend this year in Odessa. As of March 2005, the program has paid out more than $12,500 in rewards with more than 280 tips received.

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