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Understanding The Role And Value Of The SRO In Todays School Environment

Understanding The Role And Value Of The SRO In Todays School Environment. Presenter: Chris Barrier – Director of Law Enforcement, Montgomery County Schools President of the Kentucky Association of School Resource Officers - KYASRO. What is an SRO?.

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Understanding The Role And Value Of The SRO In Todays School Environment

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  1. Understanding The Role And Value Of The SRO In Todays School Environment Presenter: Chris Barrier – Director of Law Enforcement, Montgomery County Schools President of the Kentucky Association of School Resource Officers - KYASRO

  2. What is an SRO? The definition of a School Resource Officer is a career law enforcement officer , with sworn authority, deployed in community oriented policing , assigned by the employing police department or agency to work in collaboration with schools and community-based organizations NASRO

  3. SRO Prerequisites to establishing a safe school community • A sworn law enforcement officer • Properly selected – ‘The right fit’ • Properly trained – SRO Basic/Advanced, KYASRO SRO Mentor Program • Committed to the mission – up to the task

  4. The SRO in KY • Currently there are 271 SRO’s in KY serving in 118 school districts (this includes SLEO’s – or agencies employed by local boards of education). • Those 271 SRO’s are tasked to cover 1220 public Schools / approx 656,588 students statewide • That is 2.5 times the FBI/DOJ recommended police/service population ratio of 1:1000 • Roughly 2/3 of the counties in KY have some presence of law enforcement in their schools

  5. The SRO’s Role on Campus • Community Resource • Work with school administration to develop safe school strategies along with policies and procedures to keep schools safe • Work with guidance counselors and other student support staff to assist students and to provide services to students where referrals to appropriate agencies are necessary (ie social services) • Serve as a Positive Role Model to students • Provide law enforcement and police services to the school community - Work to prevent juvenile delinquency through close contact and positive relationships with students - Establish crime prevention programs for students - Conflict resolution

  6. Triad Model

  7. The Value of the SRO in KY • ITS ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS!!!! • Research shows that overwhelmingly both SRO’s and school administrators believe the most important component in preventing problematic behavior in youth is relationship building. • We are living in the “fatherless generation” 24million children or 1 in 3 live in a home without the biological father • Naturally the presence of the SRO in schools is viewed as a deterrence to delinquent behavior

  8. Why Do SRO Programs Work? • SROs have a genuine interest in working with youth (age appropriate responses, understanding of adolescent development, de-escalation techniques) • SROs have an understanding of the school community (being culturally aware, being aware of disability issues, special needs) • SROs have daily contact and involvement with the staff and students (Again = RELATIONSHIPS mean everything) • SROs and Principals have a shared interest in maintaining a safe school environment (training)

  9. QUESTIONS?

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