School Resource Officer Law and Legal Definition
According to 42 USCS § 3796dd-8 [Title 42. The Public Health and Welfare; Chapter 46. Justice System Improvement; Public Safety and Community Policing; "Cops on the Beat"], the term "school resource officer" means "a career law enforcement officer, with sworn authority, deployed in community-oriented policing, and assigned by the employing police department or agency to work in collaboration with schools and community-based organizations-
(A) to address crime and disorder problems, gangs, and drug activities affecting or occurring in or around an elementary or secondary school;
(B) to develop or expand crime prevention efforts for students;
(C) to educate likely school-age victims in crime prevention and safety;
(D) to develop or expand community justice initiatives for students;
(E) to train students in conflict resolution, restorative justice, and crime awareness;
(F) to assist in the identification of physical changes in the environment that may reduce crime in or around the school; and
(G) to assist in developing school policy that addresses crime and to recommend procedural changes."
Legal Definition list
- School Prayer
- School Personnel [Education]
- School Origination Option 2 [Education]
- School Origination Option 1 [Education]
- School or Department of Divinity
- School Resource Officer
- School Security Officer [SSO]
- School Serving Low-Income Students [Education]
- School Site Mentor [Education]
- School Taxes
- School Year
