Response to Youth Violence: The North Carolina School Resource Officer Program

• NCJ Number: 159282
• Journal: Forum Volume: 13 Issue: 3 Dated: (September 1995) Pages: 1,6,7
• Author(s): J. Klopovic; J McDaniel; B Sullivan; M Vasu; E Vasu
• Editor(s): A Richards
• Date Published: 1995
• Length: 3 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Based on report Preventing School Violence by Helping Communities Help Children: School Resource Officers: An Analysis Overview, by J. Klopovic, E. Vasu, M. Vasu, J McDaniel, and B. Sullivan of the North Carolina Governor's Crime Commission and the North Carolina SAC

Annotation

North Carolina survey results indicating an increase in violence on school property led the North Carolina Criminal Justice Analysis Center to develop the North Carolina Model for School Violence Prevention based on the School Resource Officer Program.

Abstract

The North Carolina Governor's Crime Commission initially provided 13 grants to enable school systems to begin this result. In addition, many local agencies are beginning school violence prevention programs with local funds and resources. The primary goal of the School Resource Officer Program is to maintain and improve the safety of the learning environment through the reduction and prevention and prevention of school violence. A police officer is assigned to schools from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, year-round. A school outreach program begins with a multijurisdictional task force with representatives from law enforcement, education, courts, the district attorney, social service agencies, parents, students, and the community. The School Resource Officer Program is a community policing approach practices in the school environment. It represents an effort to provide juvenile intervention before court action becomes necessary. It both prevents violence and saves criminal justice costs. Figures and source of further information