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The Role of School Resource Officers in Schools

August 25th, 2016

International Association of Chiefs of Police

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Ryan DaugirdaProject Coordinator

International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)

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Webinar Objectives• The importance of Memorandums of Understanding

(MOUs) between schools and police departments to establish roles and responsibilities

• SRO selection and training and the impact on the quality of student interactions

• The role of SROs in reducing school pathways into the juvenile justice system

POLL QUESTION #1

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Mo Canady

Mo CanadyExecutive Director

National Association of School Resource Officers

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NASRO•In 1991 NASRO began with the mission to represent School Resource Officer’s on a national level.

•NASRO is a non-profit organization that strives to provide quality training and membership services.

•NASRO is frequently called upon to address national and international issues of importance for its members.

School Resource Officer

A School Resource Officer is a career law enforcement officer, with sworn authority, deployed in community oriented policing, assigned by the employing police department or agency to work in collaboration with schools.

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A SRO is…A sworn law enforcement officer

Properly selected

Properly trained

Roles of a SRO

Visible, active law enforcement figure

A classroom resource

A community resource

Should not serve as the disciplinarian

Positive role model

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Goals of a SRO Program

Bridge the gap between officers and young people.

Increase positive attitudes towards law enforcement.

Teach the value of our legal system. Promote respect for people and

property. Reduce juvenile delinquency by helping

students formulate an awareness of rules, authority and justice.

SRO Triad Concept

Law Enforcement Officer

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The SRO's Role on Campus:

The Triad of SRO Responsibility: Supporting the Education Mission as Law-

Enforcement Officer, Teacher, and Counselor:

1. Meeting with principals each morning to exchange information.

2. Meeting with campus and local agencies to understand student assessments.

3. Listening to students' concerns.

4. Providing counseling to victims.




5. Coordinating a crime scene.

6. Instructing students on technology awareness,

domestic violence,

traffic-stop education, and

Bullying.

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The SRO's Role on Campus: The Triad of SRO Responsibility:

Supporting the Education Mission as Law-Enforcement Officer, Teacher, and Counselor:

7. Developing intervention, skills-development, and healthy-lifestyle programs for class instruction.

8. Conducting home visits.

9. Listening to students' concerns.

10. Leading free summer day-camps for middle school students.




11. Helping students: With their homework,

playing basketball, and

sharing dinner together during extended school-day programs.

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12. Special Needs Skills Support Group

13. Baseball Clinic

16. Junior Police Academy (after school) Speakers

Activities

17. Archery Team

Available at no cost

www.nasro.org

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Facts and Data

Over the past two decades, America's public schools have become safer and safer.

All indicators of school crime continue on the downward trend. school-associated deathsviolencenonfatal victimizationstheft

Facts and Data

This trend mirrors that of juvenile arrests: – Fell nearly 50% between 1994 and 2009.

– Fell 17% between 2000 and 2009 alone.

This period of time coincides with the expansion of

School Resource Officer programs

2011 National Center for Education Statistics & Bureau of Justice Statistics, Indicators of School Crime and Safety

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NASRO National School Safety Conference

Annual School Safety Conference

Approximately 1000 attendees

Five days of training and networking

Keynote presenters

Numerous breakout training sessions

Exhibit hall

Networking and social events

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POLL QUESTION #2

Moses Robinson

Moses RobinsonSchool Resource Officer

Rochester City (NY) School District

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Common misconceptions of SROs (how they relate to kids/seen as contributors to pathways into juvenile justice system), and how proper training and MOUs

significantly impact this role.

Protect and Serve

Protecting youth and children from victimization, in their homes, in schools, on the Internet, and on the street is a

fundamental obligation of police agencies.

IACP NATIONAL SUMMIT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERSHIP IN JUVENILE JUSTICE

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Common Misperceptions of SRO’s

Misperceptions that most law enforcement officers want to put youth behind bars often present a barrier to information sharing and effective collaboration.

When law enforcement agencies and other juvenile justice system entities work together, it is clear they share a common mission.

Common Misperceptions of SRO’s

The presence of SRO’s in schools make some students, school staff, and parents afraid.

SRO’s have a bias opinion toward troubled students and are quick to arrest them.

SRO’s often criminalize minor disciplinary behaviors or misconduct of students in order to arrest them.

School staff, students, and parents often misunderstand the role of the SRO.

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Building Relationships

Research shows that overwhelmingly both SRO’s and school administrators believed the most important skill was relationship building with the students in order to prevent problematic behavior.

The presence of an SRO throughout the school was also seen as a preventative practice.

Do MOU’s Significantly Impact the Role of SRO’s in Schools?

Memorandum of understanding (“MOUs”) between school and police departments are key documents that define the relationship and interactions between the

two institutions.

New York Law Review Volume 54 2009/10

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Do MOU’s Significantly Impact the Role of SRO’s in Schools?

The duty as a law enforcement officer and circumstances that require the SRO to act as or perform the duties of a school official?

Clarify when the SRO will be acting at the direction of school administrator who is attempting to enforce a school policy?

Clarify the condition or circumstances when the SRO should directly intervene in possible campus disruptions.

Clarify the capacity the SRO will be working, a police officer, off‐time, as a security guard for a school district, or has the school district contracted directly with a law enforcement body to assign an officer assigned to the school?

A commitment to proper training is the key to success in SRO programs.

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SRO’s Role and Expectations

Although many of the SRO’s had attended SRO‐specific training (national NASRO & State SRO Training), school administrators are often not in attendance during these

specific types of trainings.

No Knowledge of the Role and Expectations

SRO Training for Youth Engagement Childhood and adolescent development

Age‐appropriate responses

Disability issues (First Responders Disabilities Awareness Training)

Conflict resolution and de‐escalation techniques

Cultural competence

Restorative justice practices

Identifying and referring students exposed to trauma and violence

Próspero Aug 2014

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An interagency agreement is essential, specifying the role of the SRO in enforcing the law, making referrals to

administrators for school discipline, teaching, counseling, and mentorship responsibilities.

Supportive School Discipline

Interagency partners need to establish procedures, and team training for school resource officers, school personnel, and school support staff on how to distinguish between disciplinary infractions.

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Building Relationships

Law enforcement, students and the school community can work together to help schools provide safe and nurturing environment that promote students’ academic success and reduce behaviors that put them at risk

for juvenile justice involvement.

Thank You

Moses E. Robinson

Rochester Police Department

School Resource Officer

Email: [email protected]

Cell Phone: 585‐298‐6641

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Dr. Mark Bedell

Dr. Mark BedellSuperintendent

Kansas City Public Schools

My Experience with School Resource Officers

• Houston ISD ‐ The first school system in the state of Texas to certify school police officers with Houston Police Department rights and privileges

• Baltimore County Public Schools – One of the largest SRO contingency in the country

• Kansas City Public Schools – Have SRO’s but is not a member of NASRO

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Officer Selection Process• School Administration, Police Administration and possibly students should interview candidates together

• The candidate should also be given an opportunity to ask questions

• Fit and personality actuallymatter—you want officerswho are empathetic andgood with young people

Training• Allow campus officers to participate in relationship building (Climate and Culture) when possible

• School administration training is required also from the police department when possible (This rarely happens)

• Safe Schools training annually in Baltimore County (Superintendent participates)

• SROs should receive equity and cultural competence training as well

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Student and Police Relationships

• Mentoring is a great way tobuild sustainable relationships

• Coaching or sponsoringorganizations has fosteredstrong student and policerelationships (e.g., PALS program)

• Providing officers opportunities to lecture or present to students is effective

School Administrator Responsibilities

• It’s the school administration’s job to handle all discipline unless imminent danger is presented

• School administrators should allow the campus officer to serve as a member of the leadership team to ensure that communication is at a premium

• School administrators should build a collegial relationship with campus officers

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Q & A

For more information on the School Justice Partnership Program, contact:

Ryan [email protected]‐800‐THE‐IACP x 851

http://www.theiacp.org/schooljusticepartnership

School Justice Partnership National Resource Center:

https://schooljusticepartnership.org/

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Please click on the link below to complete the online evaluation.

https://goo.gl/forms/iRWbc3JcwvbZMxvz1

Thank you!This project is supported by Grant No. 2014‐JZ‐FX‐K006 awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions contained herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. References to specific agencies, companies, products, or services should

not be considered an endorsement by the author(s) or the U.S. Department of Justice. Rather, the references are illustrations tosupplement discussion of the issues.

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