Police in schools : an evidence-based look at the use of school resource officers / Linda Duxbury and Craig Bennell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duxbury, Linda, 1962- author.

Bennell, Craig, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School police--Ontario--Peel (Regional municipality)--Evaluation.

School police.

Schools--Ontario--Peel (Regional municipality)--Safety measures.

Schools.

School violence--Ontario--Peel (Regional municipality)--Prevention.

School violence.

Police-community relations--Ontario--Peel (Regional municipality).

Police-community relations.

Peel Regional Police.

School violence--Prevention.

Schools--Safety measures.

Industrial safety.

Evaluation.

Ontario--Peel (Regional municipality).

Physical Description:

ix, 236 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"This co-authored book critically reviews existing literature on school resource officer (SRO) programs and presents a thorough evaluation of an SRO program offered by Peel Regional Police in Ontario, Canada. The implementation of a school resource officer (SRO) program is a controversial response to school violence and safety issues. While some call for an increased use of police in schools, others are pushing to remove police from schools, or at least to end their involvement in routine discipline. Though many SRO programs exist around the world, little systematic research has been conducted on the topic. The study reported in this book represents the largest and most comprehensive assessment of such programs to date. The research by Duxbury and Bennell indicates that SRO programs can provide real value for students, school staff, policing organizations, and society, but benefits rely on having programs that are well-designed, that the right officers are selected for SRO roles, and that the initiative has support from major stakeholders. Given the current conversations regarding the costs and benefits of having police officers in schools, there is a clear need to determine the value that investment in these types of proactive policing programs creates. The book provides researchers, SROs, police agencies, school boards, school administrators, teachers, parents, and students with information about: the activities that SROs are involved in, how SROs can collaborate with schools to create safe learning environments, and whether (and how) such programs benefit the police, schools, students, and society. Easy-to-digest charts facilitate understanding, and anonymized reflections from SROs, school staff, and students are presented throughout the book to provide context"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Duxbury, Linda, 1962- Police in schools

ISBN:

9780367198855

0367198851

9780367198886

0367198886

9780429520662

0429520662

OCLC:

1110679839