School resource officer

The United States Department of Justice defines school resource officers (SRO) as "sworn law enforcement officers responsible for the safety and crime prevention in schools".[1][2] They are employed by a local police or sheriff's department and work closely with administrators in an effort to create a safer environment for both students and staff. The powers and responsibilities are similar to those of regular police officers, as they make arrests, respond to calls for service and document incidents.

SROs typically have additional duties, including mentoring and conducting presentations on youth-related issues. They are not school-based law enforcement officers, who are typically employed by a school district's law enforcement agency rather than local or city law enforcement, though the terms are often used interchangeably.[3]

This article is primarily about SROs in the United States, secondarily in Canada. In Australia, they are called Police School Liaison Officers and only exist at the high school level.[4]

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  2. ^ IT, COPS Office kids and people didjdjdjd. "COPS Office: SRO". cops.usdoj.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "A Brief History of School-Based Law Enforcement | Texas School Safety Center". txssc.txstate.edu. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "School Liaison Police – NSW Police Public Site". police.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

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