School Safety or School Criminalization? The Typical day of A School Resource Officer in the United States

School resource officers (SROs) have become increasingly common in schools in the United States and this growth of police in schools has taken place as part of a trend of school criminalization. In a school criminalization framework, scholars have focused on physical security measures and punitive o...

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Main Author: Higgins, Ethan M (Author)
Contributors: Benitez, Ivan ; Coffey, Brandon S ; Fisher, Benjamin W ; Swartz, Kristin
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 2022, Volume: 62, Issue: 3, Pages: 568-584
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Keywords:
school resource officer–school criminalization
School crime
School Safety
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Summary:School resource officers (SROs) have become increasingly common in schools in the United States and this growth of police in schools has taken place as part of a trend of school criminalization. In a school criminalization framework, scholars have focused on physical security measures and punitive outcomes for students, however, the subtler dimensions have been less explored. We draw on 26 interviews where SROs were asked to detail their typical day to investigate whether, and how, SROs criminalize school spaces through routine tasks. In spite of the multi-faceted roles of the SRO, the SROs in this study framed a typical day through a crime control logic where school spaces are criminogenic hotspots and the student body is ripe with potential offenders.
ISSN:1464-3529
DOI:10.1093/bjc/azab075