2011
DOI: 10.1177/0143034311400828
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Including School Resource Officers in school-based crisis intervention: Strengthening student support

Abstract: This article discusses the importance of trained police officers, School Resource Officers (SROs), participating in school-based crisis response efforts. These efforts, mostly preventative in nature, mitigate and de-escalate trauma for students exposed to a wide variety of challenging situations. Scenarios are presented with dialogue between students and SRO, offering insights into how SROs support students' emotional needs. The article demonstrates how trained SROs' service complements schoolbased crisis prev… Show more

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“…Additionally, any true positive impact of SROs might not be in reducing rates of school-based disciplinary incidents. For example, there is evidence that SROs develop healthy and helpful relationships with adolescents in some contexts (James et al 2011), something that improves outcomes for adolescents (Consortium on Chicago School Research 2011). However, as Kupchik (2010) argued, perhaps relying more on guidance counselors or social workers to fulfill this role would enable adolescents to develop positive relationships with adults outside of schools' formal disciplinary structure while mitigating some of the possible risks associated with SROs, such as increased exclusionary discipline.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Additionally, any true positive impact of SROs might not be in reducing rates of school-based disciplinary incidents. For example, there is evidence that SROs develop healthy and helpful relationships with adolescents in some contexts (James et al 2011), something that improves outcomes for adolescents (Consortium on Chicago School Research 2011). However, as Kupchik (2010) argued, perhaps relying more on guidance counselors or social workers to fulfill this role would enable adolescents to develop positive relationships with adults outside of schools' formal disciplinary structure while mitigating some of the possible risks associated with SROs, such as increased exclusionary discipline.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…First, James et al. (2011) offered an example through a descriptive case study of the SRO programme used in elementary, middle and high schools in Montgomery County, Maryland. SROs received Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training and reported feeling equipped to address mental health crises within schools and to practice de‐escalation while limiting the use of force.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The discussions often centered on the police role, especially the question of whether informal social connections help reinforce confidence in the police. Comparable to school resource officers (SROs) in the United States, SROs in Canada are not often referred to as responding to criminal incidents; rather, they are referenced as an ongoing, sometimes relatively informal presence, for example, giving presentations, advising on safety, and using the opportunity to become acquainted with students and staff (Jackson, 2002; James et al, 2011; Travis and Coon, 2005). In the regions of Atlantic Canada included in our study, police officers are each assigned schools that they support as SROs.…”
Section: School Resource Officers and The Formal–informal Spectrummentioning
confidence: 99%