Instructional

Objectives
9 Explore how community policing works in
The SRO and schools
Community Policing in Schools 9 Define the roles of the SRO
9 Discuss the organization of schools
9 Demonstrate the role of the MOU in your
partnership
9 Identify program opportunities for the SRO
9 Highlight the value of program assessment
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Community Policing Traditional vs. Community Policing

Traditional Policing SRO/Community Policing
Community policing is an organization-
organization-wide
philosophy and management approach that
promotes: 9 Incident driven 9 School becomes a beat
9 Not involved in problem 9 Involved in problem solving
9 Collaborative planning solving & planning & planning
9 Unreported crimes, no 9 Appropriate criminal
9 Community partnerships consequences consequences
9 Suppression 9 Prevention/Intervention
9 Proactive problem solving 9 Unwelcomed presence 9 Welcomed presence
9 Success = number of 9 Success = absence of crime
9 Organizational change arrests

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Consider this… What is a

On any given day, nearly 25
percent of the population in
your community is present in
school.
The community is the school
and the school is the
community.
School Resource Officer ?
NASRO definition:
9 a fully sworn law enforcement officer
9 primary assignment = schools
9 for enforcement, law-
law-related education &
counseling & mentoring students.

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 Activity COPS in Schools
SRO Roles
What does a School Problem Solver/Community
Resource Officer do? Liaison

Educator
9 Divide into groups of either school
administrators or SROS
Law Enforcement/Safety
9 In your groups, brainstorm a list of SRO Specialist
responsibilities, duties and expectations
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Community Liaison Being a Community Liaison

Problem Solver
Requires SROs to:
9 Establish links to the community 9 Build positive relationships throughout the
9 Know your key community resources: school community
• Mental health services
9 Involve community members in solving crime,
• Substance abuse assessment and treatment
• Child protective services
violence and disruptive behavior problems
• Runaway shelters, domestic violence services 9 Share responsibility and resources for crafting
• Family counseling services workable solutions to problems that detract from
• Youth development organizations (both school based and school safety and security
community based)
• Matters of Homeland Security
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Being a Problem Solver Educator

Law
Bullying Bicycle &
Enforcement
Requires SROs to: Prevention Traffic Safety
Careers
™ Learn the needs in their schools Drug
™ Manage critical information Miranda Rights dangers & Shoplifting
awareness
™ Identify patterns of crime and disorder
Forensic Child or
™ Collaborate to develop responses Date rape
Evidence Sexual Abuse
™ Assess results

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 Student Relationships
Daily interactions with
students serve:
9 To reduce stereotypes
9 To promote crime
preventive
9 To foster trust and open
communication
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Law Enforcement Officer
Safety Specialist
SROs:
SROs:
9 Are sworn law enforcement officers
9 Have legal authority to arrest if necessary
9 Handle calls for service at their school
9 Use the Community Policing Approach
9 Must report crimes according to law & partnership
agreements
9 Must differentiate between criminal & school rule
violations (know when to lead and when to follow)
9 Are safety experts

Criminal Violations &

Is the SRO a role model?
Code of Conduct Violations
An effective school-
school-law enforcement
partnership identifies and clarifies:
9 the nature of violations which occur
(conduct and/or criminal),
9 respective law enforcement and
administrator roles, and
9 available sanctions which can be applied.

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The SRO:
Ways to be a Positive Role Model
A Positive Role Model
9 Maintain a
professional
appearance
Be aware of your
mits ple 9 Be visible, positive
lear li & accessible public profile
Sets c ood exam 24/7.
9 g
ets a 9 Participate in &
9 S onest
h t ility support school
9 Is onsisten esponsib functions
c r
9 Is courages t
n ec 9 Maintain positive
9 E ows resp what is s
S h for id relationships
9
dvoc
ate s t for k
d jus 9 Keep your
9 A t, fair an
righ promises

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 Members of the
Activity:
Non-
Non-Teaching Staff
My School Organization
9 Administrators
9 Guidance Counselors
Teaching Staff Non-
Non-Teaching Staff 9 School Nurses
School Board
9 School Psychologists
Counselors Vice Principals
Parents Students 9 Social Workers
9 Maintenance Workers
School Site Council Public Information Officer
9 Secretaries/Clerks
School Police Superintendent 9 Librarians
Principal
9 Classroom Aides
Legal Counsel Community Partners/Volunteers
9 Volunteers/Mentors
Curriculum/Program Development Department Chairs 9 Cafeteria Workers
9 School Security
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Program Opportunities
for the SRO
Meeting your schools needs
Your
9 In what programs is your SRO currently
Partnership’s involved?
9 What new programs could the SRO initiate
Memorandum at your school?
9 What steps would you take to assess the
of Understanding program needs at your school?

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Documenting Our Success

Evaluation:
9 a systematic process
9 to obtain credible
information
9 for the purpose of
program improvement &
program assessment