As used in sections 589.300 to 589.310, the following terms mean:
(1) "Center", the Missouri crime prevention information center;
(2) "Department", the department of public safety;
(3) "Director", the director of the department of public safety;
(4) "Local government", any city, county or village;
(5) "Local government/school district partnership" or "partnership", a partnership between one or more local governments and one or more school districts or any accredited private school to apply for and implement a crime prevention program aimed at preventing crime by children and young adults under the age of twenty-one;
(6) "School district", any district as defined in subdivision (1) of section 160.011 or any accredited private school.