School Policing


Policing in schools presents specific challenges even as the demand for police in schools increases.  Jurisdictional questions, proper selection, training, and oversight, and mission clarity are all necessary considerations when deploying police in the schools.



Publications

Abt Associates, “A Guide to Developing, Maintaining, and Succeeding with Your School Resource Officer Program,” Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, August 2005.
http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/default.asp?Item=1530

Julie Kiernan Coon, “The Adoption of Crime Prevention Technologies in Public Schools,” University of Cincinnati, December 2004.
http://www.uc.edu/criminaljustice/graduate
/Dissertations/Coon.pdf


Julie K. Coon and Lawrence F. Travis, III, “The Role of Law Enforcement in Public School Safety: A National Survey,” July 2005.
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/211676.pdf

Peter Finn, Abt Associates and Jack McDevitt, Northeastern University, “National Assessment of School Resource Officer Programs: Final Project Report,” February 2005.
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/209273.pdf


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