School Resource Officer
“In reality, in the 2020s, if we are not looking at the digital footprint of a student of concern, we are really not doing a comprehensive threat assessment.”
While much attention is given to responding to attacks in progress, increased research provides hope for earlier intervention and prevention of school violence
To improve school safety against active shooters, we must work on prevention, disruption and response through a multitude of options
The idea of arming teachers to take out a shooter is alarming some LE experts, who say it takes more than just being a good shot at a firearm range
If the federal government can do one thing, it is to engage researchers to do deep data mining of every thwarted, attempted, interrupted, or successful school attack
Officer Scot Peterson is currently under investigation for failing to engage the shooter during the mass killing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Majory Stoneman Douglas High School is reopening for teachers as the community grappled with word that the armed officer on campus did nothing to stop the shooter
Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell said he was grateful his officers had the chance to head off a potential tragedy
Officer Jack Taschner looked like he was going to break up the fun, but he surprised the crowd by joining in
This gem has been floating around the internet for a while, and while its original author is unknown, the truths are just too accurate not to share
MS-13 has been tied to a wave of recent violence on Long Island
The district’s director of safety and security and some other parents say a rising threat of active shooter situations in schools makes the guns necessary
Law enforcement administrators should require officer immersion into minority and marginalized groups
Officer Arthur Parker has been directing school traffic while dancing for 27 years
If confirmed by the Senate, Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat on the Supreme Court will be given to Neil Gorsuch, a 49-year-old federal appeals court judge on the 10th Circuit
Move makes it the final public university in the nation to arm its officers
Officers in the Baltimore school system’s police force won’t be able to carry guns inside schools any time soon
Two teen girls were arrested on fighting charges after one of them allegedly hit an officer who was trying to break up their fight
March lawsuit prompted by an October 2010 policy preventing school police and security officers from having beards more than a quarter of an inch long
Thanks to an infusion of $1M from the city, another 100 “Safe Passage” workers were lining routes in crime-ridden neighborhoods that students walk through to get to school
At the annual meeting of the National Association of School Resource Officers last week, police trained for active shooter scenarios
A school security officer walked into the restroom, at which point attacker walked out and the victim ran past her
A school resource officer mistakenly left his loaded pistol in a locked staff restroom at a school
High school student who was kicked out of school Friday refused to leave, then punched a school resource officer in the face
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- Pa. school district will use $525K grant for security monitoring systems, SROs