School Resource Officers in Public Schools: A National Review

School Resource Officers (SROs) have become increasingly commonplace in schools across the nation. The role and purpose of SROs in the educational setting have evolved over time, often without formalized policies or guidelines. Increasingly, SROs have been called upon to deal with school discipline...

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Published in:Education & treatment of children 2018-11, Vol.41 (4), p.405-430
Main Authors: Counts, Jennifer, Randall, Kristina N., Ryan, Joseph B., Katsiyannis, Antonis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
21st century
At Risk Students
Behavior Disorders
Certification
Child Development
Civil rights
Company business management
Conflict resolution
Criminal statistics
Data collection
Discipline
Education
Emotional Disturbances
Exceptional children
Expulsions & suspensions
Instructional Leadership
Law Enforcement
Legislation
Lesson Plans
Management
Mental health
Methods
Officials and employees
Police
Police School Relationship
Practice
Prevention
Public Schools
Resource allocation
Roles
Safety programs
School administrators
School discipline
School effectiveness
School Safety
School Security
State Legislation
Student Behavior
Students with disabilities
Task forces
Violence
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Summary:School Resource Officers (SROs) have become increasingly commonplace in schools across the nation. The role and purpose of SROs in the educational setting have evolved over time, often without formalized policies or guidelines. Increasingly, SROs have been called upon to deal with school discipline issues, which has inadvertently increased the likelihood of student contact with the juvenile justice system, and promoted the school-to-prison pipeline. This has impacted minorities and students with disabilities, especially those with emotional behavioral disorders, who are disproportionately at risk of exposure to adjudication. The purpose of this review is to examine the availability and nature of current state legislation and Department of Education (DOE) recommendations regarding the use and training of SROs. Additionally, recommendations are provided regarding the use of SROs in public schools to provide administrators with assistance on how to develop safe and effective SRO programs.
ISSN:0748-8491
1934-8924
1934-8924
DOI:10.1353/etc.2018.0023