School resource officers (SRO)
Why and When Do School Resource Officers Engage in School Discipline? The Role of Context in Shaping Disciplinary Involvement
Bridging the Gap: School Resource Officers as Bridge Builders in the Community Policing Era
The Science of School Safety
The Science of School Safety
Gun violence may be the most discussed topic surrounding school safety, but it is by no means the only one. Bullying, school climate, and mental health affect students across the country, and are some of the many other issues that NIJ researches. Mary Poulin Carlton, an NIJ social science analyst, joins host Paul Haskins to discuss these and other important school safety issues.
Reading and Resources from the National Institute of Justice:
Are Effects of School Resource Officers Moderated by Student Race and Ethnicity?
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Comprehensive, Research-Based Framework for Implementing School-Based Law Enforcement Programs
Study of Police in Schools: Final Summary Overview
Effective School Staff Interactions with Students and Police: A Training Model (ESSI)
A Multiple Perspectives Analysis of the Influences on the School to Prison Pipeline in Virginia: Project Design and Implementation
A Multiple Perspectives Analysis of the Influences on the School to Prison Pipeline in Virginia: Report of Qualitative Findings
School Climate, Student Discipline, and the Implementation of School Resource Officers
Kindergarten Cop: A Case Study of How a Coalition Between School Districts and Law Enforcement Led to School Resource Officers in Elementary Schools
Making Schools Safer and or Escalating Disciplinary Response: A Study of Police Officers in North Carolina SchoolsMaking Schools Safer and/or Escalating Disciplinary Response: A Study of Police Officers in North Carolina Schools
Presence of Armed School Officials and Fatal and Nonfatal Gunshot Injuries During Mass School Shootings, United States, 1980-2019
Enhancing School Resource Officers’ Effectiveness through Online Professional and Job Embedded Coaching
FY 2021 Report to the Committees on Appropriations: Research on School Resource Officer Programs
Police Ambassadors: Student-Police Interactions in School and Legal Socialization
Pilot Evaluation of K-12 School Security Professionals Online Training: Understanding Trauma and Social-Emotional Learning
Do Interactions With School Resource Officers Predict Students' Likelihood of Being Disciplined and Feelings of Safety? Mixed-Methods Evidence From Two School Districts
Are Effects of School Resource Officers Moderated by Student Race and Ethnicity?
Buffering Effects of Racial Discrimination on School Engagement: The Role of Culturally Responsive Teachers and Caring School Police
NIJ FY 13 Evaluation of Police and Technology in Schools
NIJ seeks proposals for research to evaluate the use of police and technology in schools. The proposed research should be comprehensive and include assessment of aspects such as school ecology, culture, climate, and social capital in addition to outcomes and other impacts. Logic models should be provided and include assessment of implementation processes and outputs and proximal and distal outcomes. A cost-benefit component should be...