Perceptions of School Resource Officers: Protectors or Prosecutors?

Since the 1990s there has been a significant rise in the number of police officers in schools. There have been growing concerns regarding the effects of school resource officers (SRO) on students’ long-term outcomes and whether or not they are an effective aspect of school safety. Public opinion, es...

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1. VerfasserIn: Almanza, Matthew (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Mason, Makayla ; Melde, Chris
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2023
In: Criminal justice review
Jahr: 2023, Band: 48, Heft: 3, Seiten: 318-338
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Perceptions
School Resource Officers
School Safety
Systematic Review
school-to-prison pipeline
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Zusammenfassung:Since the 1990s there has been a significant rise in the number of police officers in schools. There have been growing concerns regarding the effects of school resource officers (SRO) on students’ long-term outcomes and whether or not they are an effective aspect of school safety. Public opinion, especially among key stakeholder groups, impacts policy and practice decisions, and, therefore, there is a need to examine and synthesize the current state of the literature on stakeholder perceptions of SROs. We conducted a systematic review of the literature regarding student, teacher, principal, parent, and SRO perceptions of the role and effectiveness of SROs. The findings across thirty-one publications suggest that key stakeholder groups largely report SROs as a positive presence within schools. Findings are mixed across studies, however, and key differences in perceptions of law enforcement among important school stakeholder populations are discussed.
ISSN:1556-3839
DOI:10.1177/07340168221113352