School resource officers : analyses of law enforcement in schools / Andrew O'Murphy, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Murphy, Andrew.

Series:

Social issues, justice and status series.

Law, crime and law enforcement

Social issues, justice and status

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Schools--Security measures.

Schools.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Schools have a mission of great importance to our nation; they are responsible for keeping our children safe while educating them and helping prepare them to be responsible and productive citizens. The December 14, 2012, shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, that claimed the lives of 20 children and 6 adults, has heightened congressional interest in school security. Policymakers have begun debating whether school security can be further enhanced, and if so, how best to accomplish that goal. A wide variety of proposals have been offered at the federal level, such as funding f

Contents:

""SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. ANALYSES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN SCHOOLS""; ""SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. ANALYSES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN SCHOOLS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS: LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN SCHOOLS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BACKGROUND ON SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS""; ""FEDERAL FUNDING FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS""; ""RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS""; ""THE ADMINISTRATION�S PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAM""; ""SELECT ISSUES FOR CONGRESS""

""CONCLUSION""""APPENDIX. DATA ON POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND SHERIFF�S OFFICES REFERENCED IN THE REPORT""; ""Chapter 2: NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAMS: FINAL PROJECT REPORT""; ""FINAL PROJECT REPORT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""MAIL SURVEY""; ""VISITING THE SITES""; ""MODIFICATION TO THE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY""; ""DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS""; ""Chapter 3: COMPARISON OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND LESSONS LEARNED AMONG 19 SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER (SRO) PROGRAMS""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION""; ""SECTION 2: CHOOSING A PROGRAM MODEL""

""SECTION 3: DEFINING SPECIFIC SRO ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES""""SECTION 4: RECRUITING SROS""; ""SECTION 5: TRAINING AND SUPERVISING SROS""; ""SECTION 6: COLLABORATING WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS""; ""SECTION 7:WORKING WITH STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS""; ""SECTION 8: EVALUATING THE PROGRAM""; ""Chapter 4: SCHOOL AND CAMPUS SAFETY PROGRAMS AND REQUIREMENTS IN THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT AND HIGHER EDUCATION ACT""; ""SUMMARY""; ""OVERVIEW""; ""RECENT DEVELOPMENTS""; ""ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (ESEA)""; ""SDFSCA""; ""HIGHER EDUCATION ACT (HEA)""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 17, 2013).

ISBN:

1-62808-851-6