Abstract: In order to maximize their effectiveness, schools must maintain a positive learning environment unencumbered by violence. Uniformed and unprepared police officers have been incorporated into school systems in response to school violence. There are many types of programs that promote school resource officers. The school officer program that this research considered is based on a program from the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO). Police resources officers are caught in the middle of two contradictory groups: The schools and their police departments. Previous research has not considered how these opposing expectations have made it difficult for the Resource Officer (SRO) to operate effectively within the school structure. Literature review on police and school department perceptions, as well data analysis from teachers surveys, will offer an expanded perspective increase officer productivity. The result will be an integration of plan and action to direct the SRO and schools to move together toward a more developed structure capable to shaping today’s youth.
Keywords: SRO, roles, violence, educators, teachers, police.
Title: School Resource Officers: Strategies for Reducing Role Identity and Role Ambiguity
Author: James A VanCleave, Diane Sue VanCleave
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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