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Law Enforcement in Schools A Guide to Developing, Maintaining, and Succeeding with Your School Resource Officer Program Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), July 2005. Many SRO programs have experienced difficulty recruiting, screening, retaining, training, and supervising SROs. This new COPS report documents promising methods that selected SRO programs have used to address these potential problem areas of SRO program operations. The information in the report is intended to enable other SRO programs—and jurisdictions that are thinking of starting SRO programs—to benefit from the experiences of these selected programs by adopting or adapting some of their approaches to establishing and maintaining a successful program. CIS: COPS in Schools Fact Sheet Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), March 2004. This fact sheet profiles the training and program requirements for the COPS in Schools (CIS) Program, which is funded under the Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. School resource officers (SROs) work in partnership with school administrators to implement community policing strategies to prevent school violence and present educational programs designed to improve student and school safety. Community Outreach Through Police in Schools Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), August 2003. This document describes the Community Outreach through Police in Schools Program. This program is a short-term, prevention-oriented, school-based group intervention that brings together police officers and children as group co-leaders to provide weekly sessions for middle school students at risk of being exposed to violence. (NCJ 197038) National Assessment of School Resource Officer Programs: Survey of Students in Three Large New SRO Programs National Institute of Justice (NIJ), February 2005. As part of a larger national evaluation of school resource officers (SRO's), students in three schools with SRO programs, each in a different State, were surveyed to determine their comfort in reporting crimes to the SRO and their perception of safety at school. Overall, the study indicated the importance of students having a positive opinion of the SRO as the common factor in feeling comfortable in reporting crime to the SRO and in feeling safe while at school. This finding suggests that SRO programs should focus on building a positive image of the SRO among the student body. (NCJ 209270) National Association of School Resource Officers The National Association of School Resource Officers (N.A.S.R.O.) is a not-for-profit organization for school based law enforcement officers, school administrators, and school security/safety professionals working as partners to protect students, school faculty and staff and the schools they attend. Role of Law Enforcement in Public School Safety: A National Survey National Institute of Justice (NIJ), July 2005. The report is based on findings from a national survey of schools and law enforcement agencies, this report identifies the range of roles played by law enforcement agencies and personnel in school security and the factors related to these roles. (NCJ 211676) School Resource Officer Training Program Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), March 2001. With the heightened perception of danger in the school environment, the school resource officer concept offers an approach to improving school security and alleviating community fears. This Fact Sheet discusses the legislative push behind the school resource officer concept, what the COPS Offices in doing to provide funding, and training and technical assistance available. (NCJ 187241) SRO Performance Evaluation Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and Circle Solutions, August 2005. The evaluation captures the lessons-learned from a COPS-funded, 2-year pilot project conducted by Circle Solutions, Inc. The result is a step-by-step guide to help law enforcement and school personnel use school resource officers (SRO) effectively. To better address school crime and disorder, it also provides guidance on how to match the SRO’s actual performance to their evaluations. Toolkit for Creating Your Own Truancy Reduction Program Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), February 2007. This toolkit from the National Center for School Engagement provides an overview of truancy issues, its causes, and solutions to the problem. This toolkit outlines critical components of truancy programs such as family involvement, use of incentives and sanctions, developing a support network, and program evaluation. The intent and hope is that this resource tool kit serves as a map for guiding communities along the best road; the place where one of their most serious juvenile problems, such as truancy is recognized and reversed. (NCJ 217271)
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