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205423  |
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| Title: |
Need for School Resource Officers |
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| Journal: |
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Volume:73 Issue:5 Dated:May 2004 Pages:22-24 |
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| Author(s): |
Mark D. Benigni Ed.D. |
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| Date Published: |
May 2004 |
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| Page Count: |
3 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Rockville, MD 20849-6000 |
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| Sale Source: |
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States of America |
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| Document: |
HTML |
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| Type: |
Survey |
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| Format: |
Article |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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This survey in Connecticut examined the roles, responsibilities,
and benefits of school resource officers (SRO's) in 10 communities.
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| Abstract: |
The author interviewed SRO's and surveyed school superintendents,
police supervisors, and school principals. The findings indicate
that SRO's help provide a safe environment in the public high
schools. Respondents believed that a qualified SRO not only
enforces law on school grounds, but also instructs students in
matters of law and citizenship and counsels students on
behavioral and attitudinal issues that bear on school security
and delinquency prevention. The community case studies found that
the role of the SRO and support for the SRO did not vary among
cities. Seventy-five percent of the respondents believed that
SRO's offer the most effective school violence-prevention
strategy. The author advises the SRO's should be involved in both
in-school and out-of-school suspensions and should work with
school administrators to develop alternatives to out-of-school
suspensions. The SRO alone, however, cannot provide sufficient
security for a school. School staff, students, and students'
parents must work together to prevent school violence. The SRO
can help facilitate and coordinate such cooperation. SRO's in
effect become the primary leaders in rallying the community and
its various elements to perform tasks and assume roles that
contribute directly and indirectly to school security and a safe
environment for students to learn and mature. 8 notes
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| Main Term(s): |
Police responsibilities |
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| Index Term(s): |
Connecticut; Crime in schools; Police school relations; School security; School security officers |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=205423 |
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