School Resource Officers Resource Page
This page contains links to resources for school resource officers (SROs) as well as schools, community organizations, and people who work with SROs. For other resources on how schools and law enforcement agencies can work with one another, please see our School Safety/Security and Law Enforcement Resource Page.
Web Sites
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) (http://www.cops.usdoj.gov)
COPS is a Department of Justice program that works to build partnerships between law enforcement agencies and schools and help partnerships use community policing and school resource officers to prevent school violence. The School Safety: Guides and Reports section of this Web site includes publications and resources on school resource officer programs, bomb threats, assessing school-related crimes, school safety, and vandalism. The School Safety: Links to Other Resources section features resources such as School COP, free software that helps schools analyze and map incidents that occur in and around schools, and links to school safety information available from other agencies and organizations, such as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and the National Association of Police Athletic Leagues.
National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) (http://www.nasro.org)
NASRO provides services and training to assist school districts in developing school safety programs and law enforcement partnerships. The NASRO Web site offers news and resources for school resource officers, conference and training session information, and a merchandise store.Those interested can sign up for a yearly membership to the organization. Members have access to additional materials, including a Library of Contracts and Forms, a Field Training and Officer Manual, Class Evaluation forms, and other materials.
National Center for Law Enforcement School Violence Resource Center
(http://www.svrc.net/default.htm)
This U.S. Department of Justice funded resource center includes a School Resource Officer (SRO) Desk Reference providing model policies and procedures; guidelines for conducting student searches; and information on bomb threats, gang identification, bullying, mentoring, and drug education. The SRO Resources section of the Web site contains additional resources for school resource officers.
Publications Available Online
- To identify NCJRS publications available online, use the search engine on the NCJRS Web site (http://www.ncjrs.gov/) to search for “school resource officers.”
- To identify publications available online from ERIC, use the search engine on the ERIC Web site (http://www.eric.ed.gov/) to search for “SRO.” Checking the Full-Text Availability box under the Advanced Search option will guarantee that the search only includes publications available online and at no-cost through the ERIC system.
