Arrest Decision Making by School Resource Officers

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerrin C. Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
School Resource Officers ◽  
Resource Officers ◽  
Arrest Decision ◽  
School Resource

Identifying and intervening to stop school bullying: the role of school resource officers

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel R. Paez ◽  
Roddrick Colvin
Keyword(s):  
School Bullying ◽  
School Resource Officers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Resource Officers ◽  
Gender And Education ◽  
Situational Characteristics ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Critical Components ◽  
Bullying Programs ◽  
School Resource

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore school resource officers (SROs) and their role in preventing, detecting and intervening in bullying incidents. Design/methodology/approach Using data from 214 survey respondents, the present study attempted to identify the personal and situational characteristics that help to understand when SROs are likely to identify and intervene in bullying incidents. Findings Taking a multivariate logistic regression approach, the results show that SROs – regardless of race, age, gender and education – who can identify instances of bullying are more likely to intervene to stop it. Research limitations/implications The implications of improved training for SROs are discussed, as are ways to enhance the integration of SROs into schools’ overall anti-bullying efforts. Originality/value Bullying and violence in schools have been a growing concern for school districts and SROs are being increasingly seen as critical components of anti-bullying programs.

Kindergarten Cop: A Case Study of How a Coalition Between School Districts and Law Enforcement Led to School Resource Officers in Elementary Schools

2021 ◽  
pp. 016237372198929
Author(s):  
Samantha Viano ◽  
F. Chris Curran ◽  
Benjamin W. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
School Safety ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
School Resource Officers ◽  
Resource Officers ◽  
Sheriff's Department ◽  
School Resource

Adopting school resource officers (SROs) is a popular response to school shootings. Using the advocacy coalition and multiple streams frameworks, we explore how school districts in one county formed a coalition with the Sheriff’s Department, adopting SROs in elementary schools following the Sandy Hook shooting. We describe how this coalition was bound together by shared beliefs on school safety and the goodness of law enforcement. The implementation activities of SROs related to the beliefs of the coalition, focusing on security and relationship building. The beliefs were not uniformly understood by SROs—many interpreted their role to include student discipline and managing behavior of students with disabilities. The findings show the utility of comparing policy adoption processes with implementation activities.

‘Bridging the gap’: school resource officers as bridge builders in the community policing era

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 433-448
Author(s):  
Ethan M. Higgins ◽  
Suzanne Overstreet ◽  
Brandon Coffey ◽  
Ben W. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Community Policing ◽  
School Resource Officers ◽  
Resource Officers ◽  
School Resource
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