School Resource Officer
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 focus of a new Secret Service report is how to improve the willingness of students and others to report concerning behavior
A heartwarming story of a boy’s determination to overcome adversity and a school resource officer’s selfless act to help
You may be greeted by wary looks and gazes of consternation from the students – stick out your hand and introduce yourself
A resource officer found a student with a loaded gun in his waistband after another student tipped off the principal
A teacher saw the child holding a bag of a white powder Tuesday and called in the school resource officer
Up to 29 charter schools recently reported they have no long-term plan for having an armed guard on campus as required by law
Uniontown Area School District in Pennsylvania responded to a student threat by upping its security measures and screening all students and visitors
Scot Peterson’s attorneys say prosecutors stretched laws “beyond their breaking points” when they charged him
Defense attorney Joseph DiRuzzo III said Scot Peterson is being made a scapegoat
Scot Peterson faces charges that carry a combined potential prison sentence of nearly 100 years
Several students tried to pull an officer off a student who was resisting arrest, causing a brawl with about 80 students, police and staff
The K-9 is grinning ear-to-ear in the school’s yearbook
Police arrested seven people ending a monthlong sit-in in the lobby of an administrative building at a Baltimore university
The full BEhavioral Threat Assessment program (BETA) lasts four days
The LEO says he secured the building as he was trained, repeating his actions were based on “real time intelligence”
In this Q&A, a former cop turned school safety expert discusses best practices and tech tools that local law enforcement can use to prevent violence on campus
With a new law passed, retired COs can now work as armed school police officers at New Jersey schools
The dad claims he saw an adult grab his son on a video call and headed to the school, forgetting he had the gun tucked in his pants
The student is now facing multiple felony charges
The SROs have reported a “toxic” school environment where they’ve been verbally harassed on a daily basis
Jim and Doug discuss what lack of leadership means for all law enforcement leaders
When a police agency fails to protect its community, the failure can almost always be traced to the head of that agency
Early and transparent communication among all who are likely to be involved in a school shooting incident is a primary factor in keeping schools safe
Why aren’t we as a society focusing more on efficient training for those involved in the incident prior to the arrival of responders?
While responding to school threats like active shooters is a part of an SRO’s responsibilities, it barely scratches the surface of how SROs serve our schools
T.E.A.M. is a proactive effort to make schools and communities safer, promote responsible citizenship and encourage positive character traits
Planning active shooter response training with police, fire, EMS, trauma docs and medivac helicopters is a complex and challenging task
Officer Steve Timm shot Charles Landeros, 30, once in the head after Landeros moments earlier pulled out a handgun and fired twice in Timm’s direction
The police union has asked the school district to investigate why their officer was removed from campus
The Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment (EDGE) is a free virtual training platform funded by DHS
A judge has rejected a deputy’s claim that he had no duty to confront the gunman during the school shooting in Parkland
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