On guard but not sworn: The relationship between school security guards, school resource officers, and student behavior, discipline, and arrests

Research Summary The increasing presence of armed security personnel in schools has led to concerns about the criminalization of students. While many schools use sworn law enforcement (e.g. school resource officers or SROs), many schools also use security guards who are not sworn law enforcement. Re...

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Authors: Vernon, Keenen (Author) ; Curran, F. Chris (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Criminology & public policy
Year: 2024, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 327-360
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