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Greenwood Village SRO Program

Traditional SRO Program. Structure based on guidelines established by the National Association of School Resource Officer's.Focused on placing an officer, in a school, to address law enforcement, counseling and education issues.Officers were limited to the school and school grounds.. REACTIVE. Tr

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Greenwood Village SRO Program

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    1. Greenwood Village SRO Program

    2. Traditional SRO Program Structure based on guidelines established by the National Association of School Resource Officer’s. Focused on placing an officer, in a school, to address law enforcement, counseling and education issues. Officers were limited to the school and school grounds.

    3. Traditional SRO Program Little positive impact on visibility, law enforcement, and traffic/pedestrian safety in areas that surround the school. No set standard for information sharing. No set standard for education programs. School Resource Officer’s often act independently from the department and the quality of service delivery was decided by the individual officer.

    4. Operates on a developed strategic plan that outlines goals and achievable outcomes. Is dedicated to the schools along with the “Neighborhood Impact Area” that include the neighborhoods, parks, business and streets around the schools that are impacted by the schools presence. Greenwood Village SRO Program

    5. Characteristics of the Neighborhood Impact Area

    6. Greenwood Village SRO Program Established programs for education and school partnership. Set standards to guarantee positive information sharing between the School Resource Officer’s and other areas throughout the police department and the Village. School Resource Officer’s function as apart of the police patrol operations, in addition to its specialized duties.

    7. Greenwood Village SRO Program Assists in traffic and pedestrian safety throughout the schools and impact zones. Promotes the sharing of information between the police department and other agencies as it relates to school information. Reaches out to parent and community groups to foster shared information. Applies high visibility through the use of uniformed officers and marked units.

    9. Goal 1: Enforce the Law and Reduce Crime Under the supervision of the SRO Sergeant, officers are primarily responsible to detect and suppress reoccurring criminal acts such as gang activity and car prowling, develop and implement neighborhood crime-resistance strategies, arrest and assist in the prosecution of individuals suspected of repeated criminal acts. SRO’s offer gang education and awareness expertise to schools as well as community groups. Investigates gang crimes and develops strategies to reduce gang encroachment in our schools and neighborhood impact areas. Develops crime reduction strategies for emerging crime problems such as car break-ins. Addresses street level drug activity in surrounding neighborhoods.

    10. Goal 2: High Visibility Provide high police visibility in and around the schools. This is accomplished through the use of fully uniformed officers and marked patrol units. Aggressive foot and vehicle patrols add to this function.

    11. Goal 3: Partnership With Schools Ensure that the resources of the Village are available to the schools. This includes not just law enforcement operations, but all Village services. Its outcome is to foster a reciprocal approach from the schools and school district.

    12. Goal 4: Promote the Sharing of Information This goal focuses on the positive exchange of information between the schools and the School Resource Officer Unit. This area is governed by federal regulations, state statute and new shared information legislation.

    13. Goal 5: The Establishment of Neighborhood Impact Areas The goal is to positively impact the residential areas, businesses, parks and streets in the Village that are impacted by the schools location and population. The objective is to increase police visibility, enforcement and decrease crime and neighborhood problems in areas surrounding the schools.

    14. Goal 6: Provide A Structured Education Program to the Schools Provide the Drug Awareness Resistance Education Program to schools in the Village. This is a structured program that educates students on the effects of drug and alcohol abuse.

    15. Goal 7: Provide a Flexible Educational Program to the Schools The School Resource Officer’s provide a menu of options to teachers in the Village. Classes are tailored to cover a variety of safety related topics. The classes are adaptable to lesson plans and can be taught on short notice.

    16. Goal 8: Out Reach to Parents and Community Groups Effective communication can often educate, quell rumors and garner support for the schools and police. This goal is structured to increase the time spent in communication with parents and resource groups that have an interest in the schools.

    17. Goal 9: Partner in Traffic and Pedestrian Safety The goal is to provide traffic and pedestrian safety in and around the schools. SRO’s assigned to this function are primarily responsible for traffic safety education, enforcement of traffic laws, and investigation of motor vehicle accidents. SRO’s are expected to discover, arrest, and assist in the prosecution of vehicle operators under the influence of alcohol or drugs. SRO’s are also responsible for neighborhood patrol duties and assignments as necessary or when directed. SRO’s are expected to work in cooperation with appropriate Village departments and others to accomplish the mission.

    18. Goal 10: Increase Departmental Communication Establish standard lines of communication between the SRO Unit and the rest of the police department. This facilitates the investigation of crimes that are often interrelated between the neighborhoods and the schools.

    19. The SRO Program consists of 5 sworn police officers; 3 are assigned to Cherry Creek High School. Cherry Creek High School is Colorado’s largest public high school with an estimated population (Spring 2005) of 3780 students. Directly adjacent to the high school is Campus Middle School (population 1500) and Belleview Elementary School (population 950). Surrounding the campus includes two medium sized business complexes as well as residential areas; both are impacted by the 1200 – 1500 students that leave throughout the day due to the school being an “open campus”. Interesting Information

    20. Interesting Information Greenwood Village School Resource Officers spend a large part of their time patrolling and responding to service calls in the neighborhood impact areas. The time spent in the impact areas can average between 30% and 60%.

    21. Interesting Information The population of the Cherry Creek School Campus is approximately six thousand. The impact areas can add hundreds more to that figure. Two SRO’s are assigned daily (when possible) from 6:30am to 4:30pm to provide police presence in the impact areas. Last year School Resource Officer’s handled over 1,200 calls for service north of East Belleview Avenue in addition to conducting education and community based policing activities.

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