What Do We Know About Policing in Schools?

Sunday, October 15, 2023

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM PST

Location: Room: 6B

Moderator(s)

Jennifer Grotpeter, PhD

Social Science Research Analyst
U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Speaker(s)

Joseph McKenna, PhD

Vice President of Threat Detection and Prevention Program Development
Navigate360
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Mo Canady

Executive Director
National Association of School Resource Officers
Hoover, Alabama, United States
Jason Bruder

Captain
Charleston Police Department, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Nancy La Vigne

Director
U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Chris Melde, PhD

Director and Professor of the School of Criminal Justice
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan, United States

This presentation will provide information on key issues pertaining to the role of police in schools including common models of implementation, roles, and activities associated with school policing programs, the state of training for officers working in schools, and the state of knowledge on the impact (both positive and negative) school policing programs have on schools and students. It will offer recommendations for how to implement school policing programs. The presentation will be couched in terms of it the DOJ guidance on SROs published through the COPS Office and the NIJ-funded research that underpins it.