Policing: An International Journal: Volume 39 Issue 3

Guest editorial

Charles Crawford

Structural school safety measures, SROs, and school-related delinquent behavior and perceptions of safety: A state-of-the-art review

Jennifer M. Reingle Gonzalez, Katelyn K. Jetelina, Wesley G. Jennings

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of school safety measures, including SROs and safety personnel, on school-related delinquency and perceived safety.

Reducing school violence: Considering school characteristics and the impacts of law enforcement, school security, and environmental factors

Charles Crawford, Ronald Burns

Recent highly publicized acts of violence and shootings on school campuses have prompted numerous crime prevention responses. The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of…

The impact of training on discipline outcomes in school-based policing

Kathy E. Martinez-Prather, Joseph M. McKenna, Scott W. Bowman

The purpose of this paper is to examine the availability of training for police officers working in a school setting and to assess the relationship between training and the types…

Police body worn cameras: a mixed method approach assessing perceptions of efficacy

William V. Pelfrey Jr, Steven Keener

The importance of body-worn cameras (BWC) in policing cannot be overstated. This is not a hyperbolic statement – use of force incidents in Ferguson and Baltimore, the ensuing…

Stop and question campus policing

Andrea Allen

Stopping and questioning citizens is an important policing tactic. Prior research explores citizens’ perceptions of stop and question policing, or “SQP”, by municipal police, yet…

The effects of social and educational disadvantage on the roles and functions of school resource officers

Caitlin G. Lynch, Randy R. Gainey, Allison T. Chappell

With the expansion of school resource officer programs and the increased use of harsh disciplinary measures in schools, there is a growing concern that school safety measures are…

Cyber victimization and psychological adjustment difficulties among adolescents: The role of technology mediation and social support from school resource officers

Michelle F. Wright

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the buffering effect of the mediation of technology use and social support from school resource officers on the associations between…

Can school policing be trauma-informed? Lessons from Seattle

Charlotte Gill, Denise Gottfredson, Kirsten Hutzell

The purpose of this paper is to describe Seattle’s School Emphasis Officer (SEO) program, a distinctive approach to school policing that aims to connect at-risk students with…

The continued marginalization of campus police

Ryan Patten, Lucas Alward, Matthew Thomas, James Wada

The purpose of this paper is to examine a campus community’s knowledge and acceptance of their campus police as “real” police.