Do Interactions with School Resource Officers Predict Students' Likelihood of Being Disciplined and Feelings of Safety? Mixed-Methods Evidence from Two School Districts

Autor/inn/en	Curran, F. Chris; Viano, Samantha; Kupchik, Aaron; Fisher, Benjamin W.
Titel	Do Interactions with School Resource Officers Predict Students' Likelihood of Being Disciplined and Feelings of Safety? Mixed-Methods Evidence from Two School Districts
Quelle	In: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 43 (2021) 2, S.200-232 (33 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Curran, F. Chris) ORCID (Viano, Samantha) ORCID (Fisher, Benjamin W.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3737
DOI	10.3102/0162373720985904
Schlagwörter	Interaction; Law Enforcement; Discipline; Predictor Variables; Trust (Psychology); Security (Psychology); School Safety; Risk; Fear; Student Attitudes; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; High School Students; Racial Differences; Socioeconomic Status; School Districts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interaktion; Gesetzesvollzug; Disziplin; Prädiktor; Security; Psychology; Sicherheit; Risiko; Furcht; Schülerverhalten; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Rassenunterschied; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; School district; Schulbezirk
Abstract	School resource officers (SROs) are common in schools, yet consequences of their presence are poorly understood. This study leveraged mixed-methods data from student surveys and group interviews across 25 schools to examine how the frequency of interactions and trust/comfort between students and SROs relate to disciplinary outcomes and feelings of safety. We found no evidence that, in this context, more frequent interactions or differing trust/comfort with SROs increased disciplinary consequences, perhaps because, as students report, SROs tended to not engage in formal discipline. We found that, although SROs were seen as increasing safety, interactions with SROs may have heightened students' sense of danger, potentially mitigating any benefit to students' overall feelings of safety. Implications for use of SROs are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01