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SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM

NCJ Number
30559
Journal
Law and Order Volume: 23 Issue: 12 Dated: (DECEMBER 1975) Pages: 28,30,32,AND 34
Author(s)
R A JOHNSON
Date Published
1975
Length
4 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTION OF A POLICE-SCHOOL RELATIONS PROGRAM IN BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS, AIMED AT REDUCING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY BY INCREASING STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE POLICE.
Abstract
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM ARE ACHIEVED THROUGH CLASSROOM VISITS BY POLICE OFFICERS WHO LECTURE ON SOME OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: TRAFFIC, CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, JUVENILE COURT ACT, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES LAWS, SEARCH AND SEIZURE, MIRANDA WARNINGS, AND PROBABLE CAUSE. AN OUTLINE OF THESE LAW ENFORCEMENT TOPICS IS PROVIDED.