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Attachment A: SLEPS Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) Survey
Attachment B: School Resource Officer Rostering Form
Attachment C: SLEPS School Resource Officer (SRO) Survey
Attachment D: SLEPS Informed Consent – LEA Participant
Attachment E: SLEPS Informed Consent – SRO Participant
Attachment F: SLEPS Informed Consent – LEA Interviewer
Attachment G: SLEPS Informed Consent – SRO Interviewer
Attachment H: SLEPS LEA Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol
Attachment I: SLEPS SRO Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol
Attachment A
OMB No. XXXX-XXXX; Approval Expires XX/XX/201X
2016 Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in
Schools (SLEPS)
Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) Survey
[Display ORI with agency info]
INSTRUCTIONS
• This survey should be completed by a representative who is most knowledgeable
about your agency’s employment of and policies regarding law enforcement officers
working in schools.
• This survey uses the following terms and definitions:
o School Resource Officer (SRO): any officer who is primarily assigned to any
public K-12 schools, regardless of sworn status, arrest powers, and employment
status (full-time or part-time), unless otherwise specified in the question
o SRO program: your agency’s employment of officers who are primarily assigned
to any K-12 public schools, regardless of sworn status, arrest powers, and
employment status (full-time or part-time), unless otherwise specified in the
question
• The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended (42 USC
3732), authorizes this information collection. Although this survey is voluntary, we
need your participation to make the results comprehensive, accurate, and timely. We
greatly appreciate your assistance.
Burden Statement
Federal agencies may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a person is
not required to respond to a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid
OMB Control Number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 2 hours per response, including time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this
burden estimate, or any other aspects of this collection of information, including
suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810
Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531.
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Attachment A
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LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY CHARACTERISTICS
1.
Which best describes your agency? Please mark all that apply.
Police department, municipal
Police department, county
State/highway department
Sheriff’s Office
Tribal
Independent School District
Other (please specify): _______________________________________________
2.
As of August 31, 201X, how many sworn full-time officers with general arrest powers did
your agency employ? ______
3.
As of August 31, 201X, how many of the following fulltime and/or part-time officers were primarily assigned to
any public K-12 schools?
Number of fulltime officers
Number of
part-time
officers
a. Sworn officers with general arrest powers .....................
_______
_______
b. Sworn officers with limited arrest powers .....................
_______
_______
c. Nonsworn officers ........................................................
_______
_______
d. Total ...........................................................................
_______
_______
IF 0 FULL-TIME
OFFICERS—GO TO END
OF SURVEY
4.
Do any of these sworn officers with general arrest
powers (number reported in item 3a) who are primarily
assigned to public K-12 schools…
a. carry a firearm while working in schools? .................
b. wear a uniform while working in schools? .................
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Yes
No
None
employed
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Do any of these sworn officers with limited arrest
powers (number reported in item 3b) who are primarily
assigned to public K-12 schools…
Yes
No
None
employed
Yes
No
None
employed
Yes
No
None
employed
a. carry a firearm while working in schools? .................
b. wear a uniform while working in schools? .................
6.
Do any of these nonsworn officers (number reported in
item 3c) who are primarily assigned to public K-12
schools…
a. wear a uniform while working in schools? .................
7.
Do any of the following officers receive specialized
School Resource Officer (SRO) training?
a. Sworn officers with general arrest powers .................
b. Sworn officers with limited arrest powers..................
c. Nonsworn officers ....................................................
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SRO PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
8.
Enter the number of SROs in your agency by race/Hispanic origin
and sex, regardless of sworn status, arrest powers, and
employment status:
Male
Female
a. White, not of Hispanic origin
_____
______
b. Black or African American, not of Hispanic origin
______
______
c. Hispanic or Latino
______
______
d. American Indian or Alaska Native, not of Hispanic origin
______
______
e. Asian, not of Hispanic origin
______
______
f. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, not of Hispanic
origin
______
______
g. Two or more races
______
______
h. Race/Hispanic origin not known
______
______
TOTAL SROs (SUM OF A–H) ______
______
9.
In what year did your agency’s SRO program start? ______________
10.
What is the funding source for your SRO program? Please mark all that apply
Federal grant
State/Local grant
Law enforcement agency
School district
Other—please specify: _______________________________________________
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How many of the following types of schools are served by your SRO
program? If none, please enter ‘0’
Number
a. Elementary schools ..................................................................................
______
b. Middle/Junior high schools .......................................................................
______
c. High schools ............................................................................................
______
11a. Are any of the schools served by your SRO
program…
Yes
No
Don’t know
a. Charter schools ..................................................
b. Alternative schools .............................................
12.
Does your SRO program serve private schools?
Yes
No
13.
In general, do officers in your agency perform SRO functions as a continuous assignment
or do they rotate to other assignments at times?
Continuous assignments
GO TO QUESTION 14
Rotate to other assignments at times
13a. [IF QUESTION 13 RESPONSE IS ROTATE] How often do these rotations occur?
Please mark only one
Only during summer when school is not in session.
Every year
Every few years
Rotations occur on an individual basis with each SRO
Other—please specify: _______________________________________________
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SRO POLICIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
14.
What form of agreement is in place between your agency’s SRO program and the
school(s)/school districts? Please mark all that apply.
Memorandum of understanding (MOU)
Contractual agreement, such as through a grant or other basis
Legislation
Verbal agreement
Other—please specify: ___________________________
There is no formal agreement
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Please consider the policies guiding your SRO program when completing the following
questions. Select the most appropriate category below, when answering questions about
your program’s characteristics.
Please mark only one for each row. If there is an MOU in place between your agency and
the school district, please provide a copy.
SRO program characteristic
a. The number of officers in your SRO
program
Addressed
within a formal
No formal
contract or
contract but
MOU between
your agency and decided with
input from the
the school
district
school district
b. The schedule (e.g., before the school
day begins, the full school day, etc.)
that officers in your SRO program
will spend at school
c. The role of officers in your SRO
program
d. The expectations regarding citations
and referrals by officers in your SRO
program
e. The primary areas of focus (e.g.,
education, mentoring, gangs, drugs,
etc.) by officers in your SRO program
f. Expectations regarding collaboration
with school administration and
teachers by officers in your SRO
program
g. Expectations for working with
students and parents by officers in
your SRO program
h. Procedures for resolving
disagreements between school
administrators and officers in your
SRO program
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Addressed solely
through internal
law enforcement
agency policy with
no input from the
school district
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Indicate whether each law enforcement activity is performed by any of your agency’s
SROs, as defined by agency policies or agreements with their assigned schools/school
districts.
Please mark all that apply.
Type of SRO Performing Each Activity
Sworn officers Sworn officers
with general
with limited
Nonsworn
arrest powers arrest powers
officers
Law enforcement activity
a. Patrolling school facilities
b. Issuing citations
c. Responding to calls for service on the
school campus
d. Emergency management/crisis
preparedness planning
e. Security audits/assessments of school
campuses
f. Making arrests
g. Responding to incidents in the classroom
17.
Indicate whether each law enforcement activity is performed by any of your agency’s
SROs, as defined by agency policies or agreements with their assigned schools/school
districts.
Please mark all that apply.
Type of SRO Performing Each Activity
Sworn officers Sworn officers
with general
with limited
Nonsworn
arrest powers arrest powers
officers
Mentoring activity
a. Truancy intervention
b. Supervising/coordinating non-athletic
extra-curricular activities
c. Field trip chaperone
d. Coaching athletic programs
e. Advising school staff, students, or families
(one-on-one, in a group, etc.)
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Indicate whether each teaching activity is performed by any of your agency’s SROs, as
defined by agency policies or agreements with their assigned schools/school districts.
Please mark all that apply.
Type of SRO Performing Each Activity
Sworn officers Sworn officers
with general
with limited
Nonsworn
arrest powers arrest powers
officers
Teaching activity
a. Teaching students about drugs, legal
issues, safety, crime awareness, or conflict
resolution
b. Special safety programs / presentations
c. Faculty / staff in-service presentations
d. Parent organization presentations
19.
Please indicate whether the following items are worn or carried by any of your agency’s
SROs while on the school campus.
Please mark all that apply.
Item
Type of SRO Wearing or Carrying the Item
Sworn
Sworn
N/A;
officers with
officers
Officers do
general
with limited
not wear or
arrest
arrest
Nonsworn carry this
powers
powers
officers
item
a. A regulation uniform identical or
highly consistent with your
agency’s standard uniform
b. Baton/nightstick
c. OC Spray/foam
d. Conducted energy device (e.g.
Taser)
e. Body-worn camera
f. Firearm
g. Other—please specify:
__________________________
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Do agency policies or agreements with schools require SROs to have regular meetings with
school executive staff, such as the principal, while on assignment?
Yes
No
21.
According to agency policies or agreements with schools, when must an SRO inform
school executive staff of the following? Please mark all that apply
Action
Immediately
Prior to
following
action
action
a. Stop, question, and
interview of
student/staff
b. Conduct investigation
c. Question students
during school hours
d. Question school
employees during
school hours
e. Arrest of student
during school hours
f. Arrest of school
employee during
school hours
g. Search premises
h. Search student
i.
Use of force on student
that does not result in
arrest
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Following
Action
whenever
practical
Not required No policy
to inform
regarding
executive communication
staff
of action
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SRO RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND SUPERVISION
22.
Do schools participate in the selection process when your agency recruits and hires SROs?
Yes
No
GO TO QUESTION 23
22a. [IF QUESTION 22 RESPONSE IS YES] How does the school participate? Please mark
all that apply.
23.
Through active recruitment of officers
Through participation in requirements/selection criteria
By reviewing SRO candidates prior to selection
By providing feedback on SROs after placement to help determine a “good fit”
Other—please specify: _______________________________________________
How does your agency select officers for the SRO program? Please mark all that apply.
Through an application process from within the department
Through an application process external to the department (i.e. officers are hired
specifically to be SROs)
By nomination of officers from within the department
Through assignment as part of regular duty schedule
As a result of input and/or recommendations by school(s)/school district
Other—please specify: _______________________________________________
24.
Which entities provide training to officers in your LEA’s SRO program? Please mark all
that apply.
Our agency itself
NASRO and/or other national officer organizations’
An office or department within our state
Other—please specify: _______________________________________________
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25.
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Does your agency provide training to its SROs on the following law enforcement
activities/topics?
Please note that the ‘Any’ category refers to general training on the topic, including initial
training such as that received during academy training. SRO-specific training refers to
training provided only to SROs as part of the SRO program and not required of other
assignments.
Law enforcement
activity/topic
Sworn Officers with
General Arrest Powers
Sworn Officers with
Limited Arrest Powers
SRONot
specific provided
SRONot
specific provided
Any
a. Conducting law
enforcement
activities in
schools
b. Responding to
calls for service
on the school
campus
c. Responding to
incidents in the
classroom
d. Juvenile gangs
e. Social media
monitoring/techno
logy-related
investigations
f. Use of deadly
force
g. Use of less lethal
force
h. De-escalation
strategies and
techniques
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Any
Nonsworn Officers
Any
SRONot
specific provided
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26.
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Does your agency provide training to its SROs on the following prevention and planning
activities?
Please note that the ‘Any’ category refers to general training on the topic, including initial
training such as that received during academy training. SRO-specific training refers to
training provided only to SROs as part of the SRO program and not required of other
assignments.
Prevention and
planning activity
Sworn Officers with
General Arrest Powers
Sworn Officers with
Limited Arrest Powers
SRONot
specific provided
SRONot
specific provided
Any
a. Crisis
preparedness
planning
b. Security audits/
assessments of
school campuses
c. Truancy intervention and
dropout
prevention
d. Bullying
deterrence
e. Substance abuse
recognition
f. Teaching students
about drugs, legal
issues, safety,
crime awareness,
or conflict
resolution
g. Special safety
programs/
presentations
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Any
Nonsworn Officers
Any
SRONot
specific provided
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Does your agency provide training to its SROs on the following social and behavioral
topics?
Please note that the ‘Any’ category refers to general training on the topic, including initial
training such as that received during academy training. SRO-specific training refers to
training provided only to SROs as part of the SRO program and not required of other
assignments.
Social and
behavioral topic
Sworn Officers with
General Arrest Powers
Sworn Officers with
Limited Arrest Powers
SRONot
specific provided
SRONot
specific provided
Any
a. Conducting
mentoring
activities,
including advising
staff, students,
and/or families
b. Positive school
discipline
c. Student mental
health
d. Cultural
sensitivity and/or
cultural
competency
e. Child/adolescent
psychology/devel
opment
f. Students with
disabilities
g. Restorative justice
(emphasis on
school
community,
conflict resolution
by repairing harm)
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Any
Nonsworn Officers
Any
SRONot
specific provided
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28.
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Do agency policies require supervisors to visit schools for the purpose of observing SROs
on a periodic basis?
Yes
No
GO TO QUESTION 29
28a. [IF QUESTION 28 RESPONSE IS YES] How often? Please mark only one
29.
Once a month
At least twice a year
Once a year
Other—please specify: _______________________________________________
Does your agency collect data on any of the following measures related to
the activities of SROs and the schools they serve?
a. Number and/or type of suspensions recorded at school ...........................
b. Number and/or type of property crimes reported at school ......................
c. Number and/or type of substance violations recorded at school (e.g.
possession, use, buying/selling) .............................................................
d. Number and/or type of reports of violence at school ...............................
e. Number and/or type of arrests made by SRO ..........................................
f. Number and/or type of citations issued by SRO......................................
g. Number and/or type of classes/programs taught by SRO .........................
h. Number and/or type of mentoring activities performed by SRO ..............
i.
Outreach to faculty/staff performed by SRO ...........................................
j.
Outreach to parents/community performed by SRO ................................
k. Number and/or type of use of force incidents..........................................
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Yes
No
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30.
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In addition to this survey, we provided you with a form to list all of the sworn officers with
general arrest powers from your jurisdiction who are primarily assigned to work in K-12
public schools. We will use this list to randomly select some of these individual officers to
receive a survey about activities they perform. Included on the form is guidance for
anonymizing the list of officers should you prefer not to provide direct identification of the
officers.
Are you willing to provide this information?
Yes—please complete the Officer Roster Form
No—please indicate why you are not willing to provide this information:
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
END. Thank you very much. Those are all the questions we have for you.
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Attachment B
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools
School Resource Officer Rostering Form
Please use the table provided below to list all of the sworn officers with general arrest powers from your
jurisdiction who are primarily assigned to work in K-12 public schools. Please provide the badge numbers or
other identifying information along with the race/Hispanic origin and sex for these officers in the table below
so that we can randomly select the officers who will receive the officer-level survey. If your agency would
prefer to provide information other than the badge number of these officers, please provide an alias or other
information that you can use to identify these officers (e.g., Officer A, Officer B, etc.).
We will use this list to randomly select some of these individual officers to receive a survey about activities
performed by sworn law enforcement officers assigned to schools. We will provide you with survey packets to
distribute to the randomly selected officers approximately 3 weeks after you return this form.
List each officer’s badge number OR
other identifying information that you
can link directly to each SRO in your
agency.
1.
SRO Roster
Record the race/Hispanic origin of
each SRO you listed using the letter
corresponding to the correct
category below.
A. White, non-Hispanic
B. Black or African American,
non-Hispanic
C. Hispanic or Latino
D. American Indian or Alaska Native,
non-Hispanic
E. Asian, non-Hispanic
F. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander, non-Hispanic
G. Two or more races
H. Race/Hispanic origin not known
Indicate whether each
SRO listed is male or
female by checking the
appropriate box.
Male
Female
2.
Male
Female
3.
Male
Female
4.
Male
Female
5.
Male
Female
If you have more officers working in schools please use the additional pages provided with this form.
Attachment C
OMB No. XXXX-XXXX; Approval Expires XX/XX/201X
2016 Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools
(SLEPS)
School Resource Officer (SRO) Survey
INSTRUCTIONS
• This survey should be completed by the selected sworn law enforcement officer with
general arrest powers who is primarily assigned to any public K-12 schools. For the
purposes of this survey, we will refer to the officer as an SRO.
• The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended (42 USC
3732), authorizes this information collection. Although this survey is voluntary, we
need your participation to make the results comprehensive, accurate, and timely. We
greatly appreciate your assistance.
Burden Statement
Federal agencies may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a person is
not required to respond to a collection of information, unless it displays a current valid
OMB Control Number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this
burden estimate, or any other aspects of this collection of information, including
suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810
Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531.
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SRO CHARACTERISTICS
1.
Approximately how many years have you served as a sworn law enforcement officer?
Please mark only one
2.
Approximately how many years have you worked as an SRO in your career? Please count
the total number of years you’ve worked as an SRO even if you held other positions at
times. Please mark only one
3.
Less than 1 year
1–2 years
3–5 years
6–10 years
More than 10 years
Approximately how many years have you worked as an SRO at your current
assignment? Please mark only one
4.
Less than 1 year
1–2 years
3–5 years
6–10 years
More than 10 years
Less than 1 year
1–2 years
3–5 years
6–10 years
More than 10 years
Do you currently hold a National SRO Practitioner Certificate from the National
Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO)?
Yes
No
5.
Are you currently assigned as an SRO? Please mark only one
During part of the school year
During the full traditional school year
Year-round
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6.
How many schools are you currently assigned to as an SRO? Please mark only one
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One
Two
Three
Four
Five or more
What type of school are you currently assigned to?
If you are assigned to more than one school, please answer based on the school you work in
most of the time. If your time is split evenly between 2 or more schools, please answer
based on the school you worked in most recently.
7a.
Elementary school
Middle/junior high school
High school
Other. Please specify: ________________________________________________
Don’t know
Is this school a…
Yes
No
a. Charter schools ..................................................
b. Alternative schools .............................................
7b.
On average, how many hours per week do you work at this school? _______
3
Don’t know
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SRO TRAINING
8.
Please indicate if you have received any training on the following law enforcement
activities/topics, and if so, if you receive training on an annual basis.
Law Enforcement Activity
a. Conducting law enforcement activities in
schools ............................................................
Have you received
any training on
this topic?
Do you receive
training on this
topic annually?
b. Responding to calls for service on the school
campus ............................................................
c. Responding to incidents in the classroom..........
d. Juvenile gangs .................................................
e. Social media/technology-related investigations .
f. Use of deadly force ..........................................
g. Use of less lethal force .....................................
h. De-escalation strategies and techniques ............
9.
Please indicate if you have received any training on the following prevention and planning
activities, and if so, if you receive training on an annual basis.
Topic
a. Crisis preparedness planning ............................
b. Security audits/assessments of school
campuses .........................................................
c. Truancy intervention and dropout prevention ....
d. Bullying deterrence..........................................
e. Substance abuse recognition
f. Teaching students about drugs, legal issues,
safety, crime awareness, or conflict
resolution ........................................................
g. Special safety programs/ presentations..............
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Have you received
any training on
this topic?
Do you receive
training on this
topic annually?
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Please indicate if you have received any training on the following social and behavioral
topics, and if so, if you receive training on an annual basis.
Topic
a. Conducting mentoring activities, including
advising staff, students, and/or families ............
Have you received
any training on
this topic?
Do you receive
training on this
topic annually?
b. Positive school discipline .................................
c. Student mental health.......................................
d. Cultural sensitivity and/or cultural
competency .....................................................
e. Child/adolescent psychology/development........
f. Students with disabilities..................................
g. Restorative justice (emphasis on school
community, conflict resolution by repairing
harm) ..............................................................
SRO ACTIVITIES
11.
Which of the following law enforcement activities did you perform on or around school
grounds in the past month? Please mark all that apply
Patrolled school facilities
Issued citations
Responded to calls for service at the school
Responded to incidents in the classroom
Emergency management/Crisis preparedness planning
Security audits/ assessments of school campuses
Confiscated weapons
Confiscated drugs
Conducted searches
Made arrests
None
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Which of the following mentoring activities did you perform on or around school grounds
in the past month?
Please mark all that apply
13.
Truancy intervention
Supervised/ coordinated non-athletic extracurricular activities
Field trip chaperone
Coached athletic programs
Advised school staff, students, or families (one-on-one, in a group, etc.)
None
Which of the following teaching activities did you perform on or around school grounds in
the past month?
Please mark all that apply
Taught students about drugs, legal issues, safety, crime awareness, or conflict
resolution in a classroom setting
Special school-wide safety programs/presentations
Faculty/staff in-service presentations
Parent organization presentations
None
14.
Approximately what percentage of your duty time was spent on the following in-school
activities over the past month?
If you do not perform an activity, enter “0”. The total of all activities should be 100%.
Percentage
(out of 100)
Activity
a. Conducting law enforcement activities
_______
b. Conducting mentoring activities with students/staff/families
_______
c. Conducting teaching activities
_______
d. Administrative functions/paperwork related to the above activities
_______
e. Other. Please specify:______________________________________
_______
Total
100%
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Please check the appropriate boxes to indicate whether you have arrested any student(s) for
the following offenses in the last 12 months.
Offense
a. Drug possession ....................................................................
Performed an arrest in
the last 12 months?
Yes
No
b. Drug distribution ...................................................................
c. Weapon possession ...............................................................
d. Weapon use ..........................................................................
e. Theft .....................................................................................
f. Threats against students .........................................................
g. Threats against students .........................................................
h. Threats against school facility ................................................
i.
Fighting with students ...........................................................
j.
Assault on school staff/faculty/security/SROs ........................
k. Disorderly conduct ................................................................
l.
Failure to obey a police officer...............................................
m. Other. Please specify:_______________________________
16.
In situations where you arrest a student, what role does the school administration play in
your arrest decisions? Please mark only one
No impact, as arrest determination made solely by myself or other sworn personnel
Memorandum of understanding or other agreement specifies situations where the
school can have influence over my arrest decisions
School administration reviews all arrest-eligible incidents and can provide input
regarding my arrest decision
SROs do not have arrest powers in my assigned school
Other. Please specify: ________________________________________________
17.
Do you speak another language, aside from English?
Yes—Please specify:_________________________________________________
No
17a. [IF QUESTION 17 = YES] Is this other language useful when interacting with students in
the school you are assigned?
Yes
No
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Attachment C
OMB No. XXXX-XXXX; Approval Expires XX/XX/201X
PRIMARILY ASSIGNED SCHOOL CHARACTERISTICS
If you are an SRO assigned to more than one school, please answer the following questions
based on the school where you spend the majority of your time during your typical shift.
If your time is split evenly between 2 or more schools, please answer based on the school you
worked in most recently.
18.
A gang is an ongoing loosely organized association of three or more persons, whether
formal or informal, that has a common name, signs, symbols, or colors, whose members
engage, either individually or collectively, in violent or other forms of illegal behavior.
Are there known gangs at your primarily assigned school?
Yes
No
Don’t know
19.
Excluding yourself, how many SROs share your shift at your primarily assigned school?
__________
20.
Other than SROs, what security measures are in place at your primarily assigned school?
Please mark all that apply
Student dress code/uniform
Closed campus (students not allowed leave during school hours without permission)
Controlled access to school grounds (e.g. locked or monitored gates)
Controlled access to school buildings during school hours (e.g. locked or monitored
doors)
Random sweeps for contraband (e.g. drugs, weapons), including dog sniffs
School-issued student IDs
Metal detectors
Security camera(s) to monitor school buildings and/or grounds
Structured anonymous threat reporting system (e.g. online submission, text messaging,
telephone hotline)
School security guards, nonsworn
Other means of restricting access—Please specify:___________________________
Other measures not listed—Please specify: ________________________________
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Attachment C
21.
OMB No. XXXX-XXXX; Approval Expires XX/XX/201X
Restorative practices build a sense of school community and resolve conflict by repairing
harm and restoring positive relationships. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
(PBIS) is a school-wide intervention that teaches school staff to recognize, monitor, and
reward appropriate student behaviors and to provide consistent sanctions for rule
violations.
Are you involved in the process of engaging students in restorative practices and/or PBIS at
your primarily assigned school?
Yes
No
Don’t know/not familiar with these practices
22.
We would like to obtain information about the school you primarily work in by linking to
data that has been collected about that school in other surveys. In order to access
information about the school we will need to know the name of the school. We will only
use the name of the school to access information collected from other surveys about the
characteristics of that particular school and will not release your data to any agency or
individual who is not directly involved with our research. The Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS) will use this information for research purposes only.
School Name ___________________________________________________________
City_________________________________ State_____________________________
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Attachment D – SLEPS Informe d Consent – LEA Participant
Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools (SLEPS)
Informed Consent for Cognitive Interviews
What is the purpose of this interview?
RTI International (RTI), a not-for-profit research
organization located in Research Triangle Park,
NC, is helping the Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS) develop a survey that will collect data from
law enforcement agencies and school resource
officers across the United States. RTI has
partnered with the Police Executive Research
Forum (PERF) to develop and conduct this
survey.
To develop the survey, RTI and PERF project
staff are holding a series of one-on-one interviews
with individuals in law enforcement agencies and
school resource officers. Information discussed
during these interviews will help project staff
better understand agencies with officers who work
in schools.
Why was I chosen?
You were selected as one of twenty participants
invited to take part in this discussion because you
work in a law enforcement agency with a school
resource officer program and your perspective will
be important.
What will happen during this discussion?
Cognitive interviews are one-on-one discussions
between an interviewer and a participant. The
interviewer will ask you some survey questions
about specific topics related to your agency’s
school resource officer program. The discussion
will last about 60 minutes and the topics will
include characteristics of your law enforcement
agency, its SRO program, and the roles of SROs
from your agency.
The discussions may be observed by other
members of the project team. They will not
participate in the discussion; they are only
listening to the discussion.
Are there risks?
There is no expected risk to participating in this
study. Any information that is learned during this
discussion will not be shared with anyone outside
the SLEPS project staff.
Are there benefits?
There are no expected direct benefits to you for
participating in this study.
What will I get for participating?
By participating you will make an important
contribution to the understanding of law
enforcement agencies with school resource officer
programs.
Will this information be kept private?
All of the information we learn from these
discussions will be combined in a summary report
that will not use individual names. Everything we
learn will be kept private and confidential by RTI
and BJS staff. RTI and PERF will keep what you
tell us in a locked file cabinet or on a secure
computer file. After we complete the report, the
materials and audio recordings will be destroyed.
Do I have to participate?
Your participation is voluntary. You can refuse to
answer any question at any time.
Who do I call if I have questions?
If you have any questions about this research
project, you can call the RTI Project Director,
Duren Banks. Her toll-free number is 1-800-3348571, extension 28026. If you have any questions
about your rights as a study participant, you can
call RTI's Office of Research Protection and
1-866-214-2043.
Ethics
toll-free
at
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Attachment E – SLEPS Informe d Consent – SRO Participant
Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools (SLEPS)
Informed Consent for Cognitive Interviews
What is the purpose of this interview?
RTI International (RTI), a not-for-profit research
organization located in Research Triangle Park,
NC, is helping the Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS) develop a survey that will collect data from
law enforcement agencies and school resource
officers across the United States. RTI has
partnered with the Police Executive Research
Forum (PERF) to develop and conduct this
survey.
To develop the survey, RTI and PERF project
staff are holding a series of one-on-one interviews
with individual school resource officers
Information discussed during these interviews will
help project staff better understand the
experiences of officers who work in schools.
Why was I chosen?
You were selected as one of twenty participants
invited to take part in this discussion because you
work as a school resource officer and your
perspective will be important.
What will happen during this discussion?
Cognitive interviews are one-on-one discussions
between an interviewer and a participant. The
interviewer will ask you some survey questions
about specific topics related to your background
and your experiences. The discussion will last
about 60 minutes and the topics will include your
experience as a School Resource Officer, the
activities you perform, and the characteristics of
the schools you may work in.
The discussions may be observed by other
members of the project team. They will not
participate in the discussion; they are only
listening to the discussion.
Are there risks?
There is no expected risk to participating in this
study. Any information that is learned during this
discussion will not be shared with anyone outside
the SLEPS project staff.
Are there benefits?
There are no expected direct benefits to you for
participating in this study.
What will I get for participating?
By participating you will make an important
contribution to the understanding of school
resource officers.
Will this information be kept private?
All of the information we learn from these
discussions will be combined in a summary report
that will not use individual names. Everything we
learn will be kept private and confidential by RTI
and BJS staff. RTI and PERF will keep what you
tell us in a locked file cabinet or on a secure
computer file. After we complete the report, the
materials and audio recordings will be destroyed.
Do I have to participate?
Your participation is voluntary. You can refuse to
answer any question at any time.
Who do I call if I have questions?
If you have any questions about this research
project, you can call the RTI Project Director,
Duren Banks. Her toll-free number is 1-800-3348571, extension 28026. If you have any questions
about your rights as a study participant, you can
call RTI's Office of Research Protection and
Ethics toll-free at 1-866-214-2043.
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Attachment F – SLEPS Informe d Consent – LEA Interviewer
Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools (SLEPS)
Informed Consent for Cognitive Interviews
participate in the discussion; they are only
listening to the discussion.
What is the purpose of this interview?
RTI International (RTI), a not-for-profit research
organization located in Research Triangle Park,
NC, is helping the Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS) develop a survey that will collect data from
law enforcement agencies and school resource
officers across the United States. RTI has
partnered with the Police Executive Research
Forum (PERF) to develop and conduct this
survey.
To develop the survey, RTI and PERF project
staff are holding a series of one-on-one interviews
with individuals in law enforcement agencies and
school resource officers. Information discussed
during these interviews will help project staff
better understand agencies with officers who work
in schools.
Why was I chosen?
You were selected as one of twenty participants
invited to take part in this discussion because you
work in a law enforcement agency with a school
resource officer program and your perspective will
be important.
What will happen during this discussion?
Cognitive interviews are one-on-one discussions
between an interviewer and a participant. The
interviewer will ask you some survey questions
about specific topics related to your agency’s
school resource officer program. The discussion
will last about 60 minutes and the topics will
include characteristics of your law enforcement
agency, its SRO program, and the roles of SROs
from your agency.
The discussions may be observed by other
members of the project team. They will not
Are there risks?
There is no expected risk to participating in this
study. Any information that is learned during this
discussion will not be shared with anyone outside
the SLEPS project staff.
Are there benefits?
There are no expected direct benefits to you for
participating in this study.
What will I get for participating?
By participating you will make an important
contribution to the understanding of law
enforcement agencies with school resource officer
programs.
Will this information be kept private?
All of the information we learn from these
discussions will be combined in a summary report
that will not use individual names. Everything we
learn will be kept private and confidential by RTI
and BJS staff. RTI and PERF will keep what you
tell us in a locked file cabinet or on a secure
computer file. After we complete the report, the
materials and audio recordings will be destroyed.
Do I have to participate?
Your participation is voluntary. You can refuse to
answer any question at any time.
Who do I call if I have questions?
If you have any questions about this research
project, you can call the RTI Project Director,
Duren Banks. Her toll-free number is 1-800-3348571, extension 28026. If you have any questions
about your rights as a study participant, you can
call RTI's Office of Research Protection and
Ethics toll-free at 1-866-214-2043.
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Attachment F – SLEPS Informed Consent – LEA Interviewer
Do you have any questions?
Do we have your permission to continue with the interview?
Yes
No
Do we have your permission to audio record this discussion?
Yes
No
____________________________________
I certify that the nature and purpose, the potential benefits, and possible risks associated with
participating in this research have been explained to the participant and the participant has given
their consent to participate in this cognitive interview.
Signature of Interviewer_______________________________________________
Date_______________
I certify that the participant has given their permission to be audiotaped during this interview.
Signature of Interviewer_______________________________________________
Date_______________
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Attachment G – SLEPS Informe d Consent – SRO Interviewer
Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools (SLEPS)
Informed Consent for Cognitive Interviews
What is the purpose of this interview?
RTI International (RTI), a not-for-profit research
organization located in Research Triangle Park,
NC, is helping the Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS) develop a survey that will collect data from
law enforcement agencies and school resource
officers across the United States. RTI has
partnered with the Police Executive Research
Forum (PERF) to develop and conduct this
survey.
To develop the survey, RTI and PERF project
staff are holding a series of one-on-one interviews
with individual school resource officers
Information discussed during these interviews will
help project staff better understand the
experiences of officers who work in schools.
Why was I chosen?
You were selected as one of twenty participants
invited to take part in this discussion because you
work as a school resource officer and your
perspective will be important.
What will happen during this discussion?
Cognitive interviews are one-on-one discussions
between an interviewer and a participant. The
interviewer will ask you some survey questions
about specific topics related to your background
and your experiences. The discussion will last
about 60 minutes and the topics will include your
experience as a School Resource Officer, the
activities you perform, and the characteristics of
the schools you may work in.
The discussions may be observed by other
members of the project team. They will not
participate in the discussion; they are only
listening to the discussion.
Are there risks?
There is no expected risk to participating in this
study. Any information that is learned during this
discussion will not be shared with anyone outside
the SLEPS project staff.
Are there benefits?
There are no expected direct benefits to you for
participating in this study.
What will I get for participating?
By participating you will make an important
contribution to the understanding of school
resource officers.
Will this information be kept private?
All of the information we learn from these
discussions will be combined in a summary report
that will not use individual names. Everything we
learn will be kept private and confidential by RTI
and BJS staff. RTI and PERF will keep what you
tell us in a locked file cabinet or on a secure
computer file. After we complete the report, the
materials and audio recordings will be destroyed.
Do I have to participate?
Your participation is voluntary. You can refuse to
answer any question at any time.
Who do I call if I have questions?
If you have any questions about this research
project, you can call the RTI Project Director,
Duren Banks. Her toll-free number is 1-800-3348571, extension 28026. If you have any questions
about your rights as a study participant, you can
call RTI's Office of Research Protection and
Ethics toll-free at 1-866-214-2043.
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Attachment G – SLEPS Informed Consent – SRO Interviewer
Do you have any questions?
Do we have your permission to continue with the interview?
Yes
No
Do we have your permission to audio record this discussion?
Yes
No
____________________________________
I certify that the nature and purpose, the potential benefits, and possible risks associated with
participating in this research have been explained to the participant and the participant has given
their consent to participate in this cognitive interview.
Signature of Interviewer_______________________________________________
Date_______________
I certify that the participant has given their permission to be audiotaped during this interview.
Signature of Interviewer_______________________________________________
Date_______________
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Attachment H
SLEPS LEA Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol
INTRODUCTION
READ THE INTRODUCTION:
Thank you for agreeing to participate in this interview and fill out the survey form. The
survey is designed to collect information on a wide range of topics related to School
Resource Officer programs. The purpose of our interview today is to evaluate our survey
questions pertaining to the characteristics of your law enforcement agency and its school
resource officer program. The study is sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Today,
we are hoping to get your feedback and opinions on these questions, as well as your thoughts
on whether you were able to answer them.
This is how it will work. I would like you to read the questions out loud and tell me your
response. If you find anything confusing or if the question is challenging to answer, please let
me know. After you complete the questionnaire, we will go through the questionnaire and I
will want to follow up with specific questions. Please feel free to tell me anything that comes
to mind or ask me anything you are unclear about. We are very interested in finding out
which questions needed a lot of effort to answer, which ones confused you, and which ones
you were not able to answer at all. Your participation in this interview is very important
because it will help us improve the questionnaire. Before we begin, please take a moment to
read the consent form that I emailed you.
Do you have any questions? Do I have your consent to continue with the interview?
1. Yes
2. No – END INTERVIEW
OK let’s begin.
Attachment H
SLEPS LEA Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol
INSTRUCTIONS
• This survey should be completed by a representative who is most knowledgeable
about your agency’s employment of and policies regarding law enforcement officers
working in schools.
• This survey uses the following terms and definitions:
o School Resource Officer (SRO): any officer who is primarily assigned to any
public K-12 schools, regardless of sworn status, arrest powers, and employment
status (full-time or part-time), unless otherwise specified in the question
o SRO program: your agency’s employment of officers who are primarily assigned
to any K-12 public schools, regardless of sworn status, arrest powers, and
employment status (full-time or part-time), unless otherwise specified in the
question
• The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended (42 USC
3732), authorizes this information collection. Although this survey is voluntary, we
need your participation to make the results comprehensive, accurate, and timely. We
greatly appreciate your assistance.
Burden Statement
Federal agencies may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a person is
not required to respond to a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid
OMB Control Number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 2 hours per response, including time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this
burden estimate, or any other aspects of this collection of information, including
suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810
Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531.
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LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY CHARACTERISTICS
1.
Which best describes your agency? Please mark all that apply.
Police department, municipal
Police department, county
State/highway department
Sheriff’s Office
Tribal
Independent School District
Other (please specify): _______________________________________________
INTERVIEWER: NOTE WHETHER THEY SELECTED ONE OR MORE THAN ONE
RESPONSE OPTION. IF MORE THAN ONE – PROBE Why?
2.
As of August 31, 201X, how many sworn full-time officers with general arrest powers did
your agency employ? ______
PROBE: How easy or difficult was it to answer the question?
3.
As of August 31, 201X, how many of the following fulltime and/or part-time officers were primarily assigned to
any public K-12 schools?
Number of fulltime officers
Number of
part-time
officers
a. Sworn officers with general arrest powers .....................
_______
_______
b. Sworn officers with limited arrest powers .....................
_______
_______
c. Nonsworn officers ........................................................
_______
_______
d. Total ...........................................................................
_______
_______
IF 0 FULL-TIME
OFFICERS—GO TO END
OF SURVEY
PROBE: How easy or difficult was it to answer the question?
PROBE: How would you access the information needed to answer this question?
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4.
Do any of these sworn officers with general arrest
powers (number reported in item 3a) who are primarily
assigned to public K-12 schools…
No
None
employed
Yes
No
None
employed
Yes
No
None
employed
Yes
No
None
employed
Yes
a. carry a firearm while working in schools? .................
b. wear a uniform while working in schools? .................
5.
Do any of these sworn officers with limited arrest
powers (number reported in item 3b) who are primarily
assigned to public K-12 schools…
a. carry a firearm while working in schools? .................
b. wear a uniform while working in schools? .................
6.
Do any of these nonsworn officers (number reported in
item 3c) who are primarily assigned to public K-12
schools…
a. wear a uniform while working in schools? .................
7.
Do any of the following officers receive specialized
School Resource Officer (SRO) training?
a. Sworn officers with general arrest powers .................
b. Sworn officers with limited arrest powers..................
c. Nonsworn officers ....................................................
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SRO PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
8.
Enter the number of SROs in your agency by race/Hispanic origin
and sex, regardless of sworn status, arrest powers, and
employment status:
Male
Female
a. White, not of Hispanic origin
_____
______
b. Black or African American, not of Hispanic origin
______
______
c. Hispanic or Latino
______
______
d. American Indian or Alaska Native, not of Hispanic origin
______
______
e. Asian, not of Hispanic origin
______
______
f. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, not of Hispanic
origin
______
______
g. Two or more races
______
______
h. Race/Hispanic origin not known
______
______
TOTAL SROs (SUM OF A–H) ______
______
PROBE: How easy or difficult would it be for you to provide this information? Do you
currently have this information or would you have to design a report in order to get this
information?
PROBE: Would your agency be willing to provide this information?
9.
In what year did your agency’s SRO program start? ______________
10.
What is the funding source for your SRO program? Please mark all that apply
Federal grant
State/Local grant
Law enforcement agency
School district
Other—please specify: _______________________________________________
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11.
How many of the following types of schools are served by your SRO
program? If none, please enter ‘0’
Number
a. Elementary schools ..................................................................................
______
b. Middle/Junior high schools .......................................................................
______
c. High schools ............................................................................................
______
PROBE IF NEEDED: How easy or difficult was it to answer the question?
PROBE IF NEEDED: How would you access the information needed to answer this
question?
PROBE IF NEEDED: How confident are you in your answer?
11a. Are any of the schools served by your SRO
program…
Yes
No
Don’t know
a. Charter schools ..................................................
b. Alternative schools .............................................
12.
Does your SRO program serve private schools?
Yes
No
13.
In general, do officers in your agency perform SRO functions as a continuous assignment
or do they rotate to other assignments at times?
Continuous assignments
GO TO QUESTION 14
Rotate to other assignments at times
PROBE: Can you tell me in your own words what this question is asking?
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13a. [IF QUESTION 13 RESPONSE IS ROTATE] How often do these rotations occur?
Please mark only one
Only during summer when school is not in session.
Every year
Every few years
Rotations occur on an individual basis with each SRO
Other—please specify: _______________________________________________
SRO POLICIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
14.
What form of agreement is in place between your agency’s SRO program and the
school(s)/school districts? Please mark all that apply.
Memorandum of understanding (MOU)
Contractual agreement, such as through a grant or other basis
Legislation
Verbal agreement
Other—please specify: ___________________________
There is no formal agreement
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15.
Please consider the policies guiding your SRO program when completing the following
questions. Select the most appropriate category below, when answering questions about
your program’s characteristics.
Please mark only one for each row. If there is an MOU in place between your agency and
the school district, please provide a copy.
SRO program characteristic
a. The number of officers in your SRO
program
Addressed
within a formal
No formal
contract or
contract but
MOU between
your agency and decided with
the school
input from the
district
school district
Addressed solely
through internal
law enforcement
agency policy with
no input from the
school district
b. The schedule (e.g., before the school
day begins, the full school day, etc.)
that officers in your SRO program
will spend at school
c. The role of officers in your SRO
program
d. The expectations regarding citations
and referrals by officers in your SRO
program
e. The primary areas of focus (e.g.,
education, mentoring, gangs, drugs,
etc.) by officers in your SRO program
f. Expectations regarding collaboration
with school administration and
teachers by officers in your SRO
program
g. Expectations for working with
students and parents by officers in
your SRO program
h. Procedures for resolving
disagreements between school
administrators and officers in your
SRO program
PROBE: Would your agency be willing to provide a copy of the MOU for this survey?
PROBE: Were there any parts of this question that were unclear or confusing?
INTERVIEWER: NOTE WHETHER THEY RE-READ RESPONSE CATEGORIES
(WHICH ONES)?
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16.
Indicate whether each law enforcement activity is performed by any of your agency’s
SROs, as defined by agency policies or agreements with their assigned schools/school
districts.
Please mark all that apply.
Type of SRO Performing Each Activity
Sworn officers Sworn officers
with general
with limited
Nonsworn
arrest powers arrest powers
officers
Law enforcement activity
a. Patrolling school facilities
b. Issuing citations
c. Responding to calls for service on the
school campus
d. Emergency management/crisis
preparedness planning
e. Security audits/assessments of school
campuses
f. Making arrests
g. Responding to incidents in the classroom
PROBE: Were there any parts of this question that were unclear or confusing?
PROBE: Do you have any recommendations for how to change this question?
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17.
Indicate whether each law enforcement activity is performed by any of your agency’s
SROs, as defined by agency policies or agreements with their assigned schools/school
districts.
Please mark all that apply.
Mentoring activity
Type of SRO Performing Each Activity
Sworn officers Sworn officers
with general
with limited
Nonsworn
arrest powers arrest powers
officers
a. Truancy intervention
b. Supervising/coordinating non-athletic
extra-curricular activities
c. Field trip chaperone
d. Coaching athletic programs
e. Advising school staff, students, or families
(one-on-one, in a group, etc.)
18.
Indicate whether each teaching activity is performed by any of your agency’s SROs, as
defined by agency policies or agreements with their assigned schools/school districts.
Please mark all that apply.
Teaching activity
Type of SRO Performing Each Activity
Sworn officers Sworn officers
with general
with limited
Nonsworn
arrest powers arrest powers
officers
a. Teaching students about drugs, legal
issues, safety, crime awareness, or conflict
resolution
b. Special safety programs / presentations
c. Faculty / staff in-service presentations
d. Parent organization presentations
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19.
Please indicate whether the following items are worn or carried by any of your agency’s
SROs while on the school campus.
Please mark all that apply.
Type of SRO Wearing or Carrying the Item
Sworn
Sworn
N/A;
officers with
officers
Officers do
general
with limited
not wear or
arrest
arrest
Nonsworn carry this
powers
powers
officers
item
Item
a. A regulation uniform identical or
highly consistent with your
agency’s standard uniform
b. Baton/nightstick
c. OC Spray/foam
d. Conducted energy device (e.g.
Taser)
e. Body-worn camera
f. Firearm
g. Other—please specify:
__________________________
PROBE: Were there any parts of this question that were unclear or confusing?
PROBE: Do you have any recommendations for how to change this question?
20.
Do agency policies or agreements with schools require SROs to have regular meetings with
school executive staff, such as the principal, while on assignment?
Yes
No
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21.
According to agency policies or agreements with schools, when must an SRO inform
school executive staff of the following? Please mark all that apply
Action
Prior to
action
Immediately
following
action
Following
Action
whenever
practical
Not required No policy
to inform
regarding
executive communication
staff
of action
a. Stop, question, and
interview of
student/staff
b. Conduct investigation
c. Question students
during school hours
d. Question school
employees during
school hours
e. Arrest of student
during school hours
f. Arrest of school
employee during
school hours
g. Search premises
h. Search student
i.
Use of force on student
that does not result in
arrest
PROBE: What is your general impression of this question?
PROBE: Were there any parts of this question that were unclear or confusing?
PROBE: Do you have any recommendations for how to change this question?
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SRO RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND SUPERVISION
22.
Do schools participate in the selection process when your agency recruits and hires SROs?
Yes
No
GO TO QUESTION 23
22a. [IF QUESTION 22 RESPONSE IS YES] How does the school participate? Please mark
all that apply.
23.
Through active recruitment of officers
Through participation in requirements/selection criteria
By reviewing SRO candidates prior to selection
By providing feedback on SROs after placement to help determine a “good fit”
Other—please specify: _______________________________________________
How does your agency select officers for the SRO program? Please mark all that apply.
Through an application process from within the department
Through an application process external to the department (i.e. officers are hired
specifically to be SROs)
By nomination of officers from within the department
Through assignment as part of regular duty schedule
As a result of input and/or recommendations by school(s)/school district
Other—please specify: _______________________________________________
24.
Which entities provide training to officers in your LEA’s SRO program? Please mark all
that apply.
Our agency itself
NASRO and/or other national officer organizations’
An office or department within our state
Other—please specify: _______________________________________________
PROBE: This question mentions NASRO. Is that an organization you’re familiar with?
Just as a reminder, please think aloud as you complete these next questions
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25.
Does your agency provide training to its SROs on the following law enforcement
activities/topics?
Please note that the ‘Any’ category refers to general training on the topic, including initial
training such as that received during academy training. SRO-specific training refers to
training provided only to SROs as part of the SRO program and not required of other
assignments.
Law enforcement
activity/topic
Sworn Officers with
General Arrest Powers
Sworn Officers with
Limited Arrest Powers
SRONot
specific provided
SRONot
specific provided
Any
Any
Nonsworn Officers
Any
a. Conducting law
enforcement
activities in
schools
b. Responding to
calls for service
on the school
campus
c. Responding to
incidents in the
classroom
d. Juvenile gangs
e. Social media
monitoring/techno
logy-related
investigations
f. Use of deadly
force
g. Use of less lethal
force
h. De-escalation
strategies and
techniques
PROBE: What are your impressions of this question?
PROBE: Were there any parts of this question that were unclear or confusing?
PROBE: Do you have any recommendations for how to change this question?
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SRONot
specific provided
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26.
Does your agency provide training to its SROs on the following prevention and planning
activities?
Please note that the ‘Any’ category refers to general training on the topic, including initial
training such as that received during academy training. SRO-specific training refers to
training provided only to SROs as part of the SRO program and not required of other
assignments.
Prevention and
planning activity
Sworn Officers with
General Arrest Powers
Sworn Officers with
Limited Arrest Powers
SRONot
specific provided
SRONot
specific provided
Any
a. Crisis
preparedness
planning
b. Security audits/
assessments of
school campuses
c. Truancy intervention and
dropout
prevention
d. Bullying
deterrence
e. Substance abuse
recognition
f. Teaching students
about drugs, legal
issues, safety,
crime awareness,
or conflict
resolution
g. Special safety
programs/
presentations
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Any
Nonsworn Officers
Any
SRONot
specific provided
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27.
Does your agency provide training to its SROs on the following social and behavioral
topics?
Please note that the ‘Any’ category refers to general training on the topic, including initial
training such as that received during academy training. SRO-specific training refers to
training provided only to SROs as part of the SRO program and not required of other
assignments.
Social and
behavioral topic
Sworn Officers with
General Arrest Powers
Sworn Officers with
Limited Arrest Powers
SRONot
specific provided
SRONot
specific provided
Any
a. Conducting
mentoring
activities,
including advising
staff, students,
and/or families
b. Positive school
discipline
c. Student mental
health
d. Cultural
sensitivity and/or
cultural
competency
e. Child/adolescent
psychology/devel
opment
f. Students with
disabilities
g. Restorative justice
(emphasis on
school
community,
conflict resolution
by repairing harm)
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Any
Nonsworn Officers
Any
SRONot
specific provided
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28.
Do agency policies require supervisors to visit schools for the purpose of observing SROs
on a periodic basis?
Yes
No
GO TO QUESTION 29
28a. [IF QUESTION 28 RESPONSE IS YES] How often? Please mark only one
29.
Once a month
At least twice a year
Once a year
Other—please specify: _______________________________________________
Does your agency collect data on any of the following measures related to
the activities of SROs and the schools they serve?
Yes
No
a. Number and/or type of suspensions recorded at school ...........................
b. Number and/or type of property crimes reported at school ......................
c. Number and/or type of substance violations recorded at school (e.g.
possession, use, buying/selling) .............................................................
d. Number and/or type of reports of violence at school ...............................
e. Number and/or type of arrests made by SRO ..........................................
f. Number and/or type of citations issued by SRO......................................
g. Number and/or type of classes/programs taught by SRO .........................
h. Number and/or type of mentoring activities performed by SRO ..............
i.
Outreach to faculty/staff performed by SRO ...........................................
j.
Outreach to parents/community performed by SRO ................................
k. Number and/or type of use of force incidents..........................................
PROBE IF NEEDED: Were there any parts of this question that were challenging to answer?
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30.
In addition to this survey, we provided you with a form to list all of the sworn officers with
general arrest powers from your jurisdiction who are primarily assigned to work in K-12
public schools. We will use this list to randomly select some of these individual officers to
receive a survey about activities they perform. Included on the form is guidance for
anonymizing the list of officers should you prefer not to provide direct identification of the
officers.
Are you willing to provide this information?
Yes—please complete the Officer Roster Form
No—please indicate why you are not willing to provide this information:
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
PROBE: Is there a need or an interest on the part of the agency to see the SRO survey, either
prior to providing a roster of officers or prior to distributing the surveys to officers?
INTERVIEWER: REFER TO ROSTERING FORM
PROBE: Tell me your thoughts about this form.
PROBE: Tell me how you would go about completing this form.
IF NEEDED: Would you need to go to another person to get the information required to
complete the form?
INTERVIEWER: NOTE WHETHER THE PARTICIPANT MENTIONS OFFICIAL
PERSONNEL RECORDS. ASK IF NEEDED
IF NEEDED: On the form it asks you to provide the race and Hispanic origin of each
SRO. Is this information available?
IF NEEDED: Would you answer based on information in agency records, your own
knowledge of the SROs or would you ask the SROs?
PROBE: How long do you think it would take you to complete the SRO roster form?
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END. Thank you very much. Those are all the questions we have for you.
DEBRIEFING QUESTIONS:
PROBE:
Many of the questions in this survey require you to gather information from
several sources.
Please walk me through how you would go about doing this?
INTERVIEWER: NOTE THE NAMES OF ANY SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS
MENTIONED AND THE NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS/INDIVIDUALS
MENTIONED
PROBE:
What do you think of the level of effort required to complete this survey?
PROBE:
If you were asked to complete this survey, would you complete it? Why or why
not?
PROBE:
Did you have any concerns with the questions or feel that any of the questions
were particularly sensitive?
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INTRODUCTION
READ THE INTRODUCTION:
Thank you for agreeing to participate in this interview and fill out the survey form. The
survey is designed to collect information on a wide range of topics related to School
Resource Officer programs. The purpose of our interview today is to evaluate our survey
questions pertaining to your experience, roles, and responsibilities as a School Resource
Officer. The study is sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Today, we are hoping to
get your feedback and opinions on these questions, as well as your thoughts on whether you
were able to answer them.
This is how it will work. I would like you to read the questions out loud and tell me your
response. If you find anything confusing or if the question is challenging to answer, please let
me know. After you complete the questionnaire, we will go through the questionnaire and I
will want to follow up with specific questions. Please feel free to tell me anything that comes
to mind or ask me anything you are unclear about. We are very interested in finding out
which questions needed a lot of effort to answer, which ones confused you, and which ones
you were not able to answer at all. Your participation in this interview is very important
because it will help us improve the questionnaire. Before we begin, please take a moment to
read the consent form that I emailed you.
Do you have any questions? Do I have your consent to continue with the interview?
1. Yes
2. No – END INTERVIEW
OK let’s begin.
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2016 Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools (SLEPS)
School Resource Officer (SRO) Survey
INSTRUCTIONS
• This survey should be completed by the selected sworn law enforcement officer with
general arrest powers who is primarily assigned to any public K-12 schools. For the
purposes of this survey, we will refer to the officer as an SRO.
• The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended (42 USC
3732), authorizes this information collection. Although this survey is voluntary, we
need your participation to make the results comprehensive, accurate, and timely. We
greatly appreciate your assistance.
Burden Statement
Federal agencies may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a person is
not required to respond to a collection of information, unless it displays a current valid
OMB Control Number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this
burden estimate, or any other aspects of this collection of information, including
suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810
Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531.
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SRO CHARACTERISTICS
1.
Approximately how many years have you served as a sworn law enforcement officer?
Please mark only one
2.
Approximately how many years have you worked as an SRO in your career? Please count
the total number of years you’ve worked as an SRO even if you held other positions at
times. Please mark only one
3.
Less than 1 year
1–2 years
3–5 years
6–10 years
More than 10 years
Less than 1 year
1–2 years
3–5 years
6–10 years
More than 10 years
Approximately how many years have you worked as an SRO at your current
assignment? Please mark only one
Less than 1 year
1–2 years
3–5 years
6–10 years
More than 10 years
PROBE: Can you tell me in your own words what this question is asking?
4.
Do you currently hold a National SRO Practitioner Certificate from the National
Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO)?
Yes
No
PROBE IF NEEDED: Are you familiar with NASRO?
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5.
Are you currently assigned as an SRO? Please mark only one
During part of the school year
During the full traditional school year
Year-round
6.
How many schools are you currently assigned to as an SRO? Please mark only one
7.
One
Two
Three
Four
Five or more
What type of school are you currently assigned to?
If you are assigned to more than one school, please answer based on the school you work in
most of the time. If your time is split evenly between 2 or more schools, please answer
based on the school you worked in most recently.
Elementary school
Middle/junior high school
High school
Other. Please specify: ________________________________________________
Don’t know
INTERVIEWER: IF SRO WORKS IN MORE THAN ONCE SCHOOL VERIFY WHETHER
THEY USED THE INSTRUCTIONS TO DETERMINE HOW TO ANSWER THIS
QUESTION.
7a.
Is this school a…
Yes
No
a. Charter schools ..................................................
b. Alternative schools .............................................
7b.
On average, how many hours per week do you work at this school? _______
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Don’t know
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SRO TRAINING
8.
Please indicate if you have received any training on the following law enforcement
activities/topics, and if so, if you receive training on an annual basis.
Law Enforcement Activity
a. Conducting law enforcement activities in
schools ............................................................
Have you received
any training on
this topic?
b. Responding to calls for service on the school
campus ............................................................
c. Responding to incidents in the classroom..........
d. Juvenile gangs .................................................
e. Social media/technology-related investigations .
f. Use of deadly force ..........................................
g. Use of less lethal force .....................................
h. De-escalation strategies and techniques ............
PROBE: Is anything missing from this list of law enforcement activities?
PROBE: Were there any parts of this question that were unclear or confusing?
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Do you receive
training on this
topic annually?
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9.
Please indicate if you have received any training on the following prevention and planning
activities, and if so, if you receive training on an annual basis.
Topic
a. Crisis preparedness planning ............................
Have you received
any training on
this topic?
Do you receive
training on this
topic annually?
b. Security audits/assessments of school
campuses .........................................................
c. Truancy intervention and dropout prevention ....
d. Bullying deterrence..........................................
e. Substance abuse recognition
f. Teaching students about drugs, legal issues,
safety, crime awareness, or conflict
resolution ........................................................
g. Special safety programs/ presentations..............
10.
Please indicate if you have received any training on the following social and behavioral
topics, and if so, if you receive training on an annual basis.
Topic
a. Conducting mentoring activities, including
advising staff, students, and/or families ............
b. Positive school discipline .................................
c. Student mental health.......................................
d. Cultural sensitivity and/or cultural
competency .....................................................
e. Child/adolescent psychology/development........
f. Students with disabilities..................................
g. Restorative justice (emphasis on school
community, conflict resolution by repairing
harm) ..............................................................
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Have you received
any training on
this topic?
Do you receive
training on this
topic annually?
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SRO ACTIVITIES
11.
Which of the following law enforcement activities did you perform on or around school
grounds in the past month? Please mark all that apply
Patrolled school facilities
Issued citations
Responded to calls for service at the school
Responded to incidents in the classroom
Emergency management/Crisis preparedness planning
Security audits/ assessments of school campuses
Confiscated weapons
Confiscated drugs
Conducted searches
Made arrests
None
PROBE: Are there other law enforcement activities you performed on the school grounds in the
past month that were not mentioned in the question?
12.
Which of the following mentoring activities did you perform on or around school grounds
in the past month?
Please mark all that apply
Truancy intervention
Supervised/ coordinated non-athletic extracurricular activities
Field trip chaperone
Coached athletic programs
Advised school staff, students, or families (one-on-one, in a group, etc.)
None
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13.
Which of the following teaching activities did you perform on or around school grounds in
the past month?
Please mark all that apply
Taught students about drugs, legal issues, safety, crime awareness, or conflict
resolution in a classroom setting
Special school-wide safety programs/presentations
Faculty/staff in-service presentations
Parent organization presentations
None
14.
Approximately what percentage of your duty time was spent on the following in-school
activities over the past month?
If you do not perform an activity, enter “0”. The total of all activities should be 100%.
Percentage
(out of 100)
Activity
a. Conducting law enforcement activities
_______
b. Conducting mentoring activities with students/staff/families
_______
c. Conducting teaching activities
_______
d. Administrative functions/paperwork related to the above activities
_______
e. Other. Please specify:______________________________________
_______
Total
100%
PROBE: What do you think of this question?
PROBE IF NEEDED: Can you tell me in your own words what this question is asking?
15.
Please check the appropriate boxes to indicate whether you have arrested any student(s) for
the following offenses in the last 12 months.
Offense
a. Drug possession ....................................................................
b. Drug distribution ...................................................................
c. Weapon possession ...............................................................
d. Weapon use ..........................................................................
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Performed an arrest in
the last 12 months?
Yes
No
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e. Theft .....................................................................................
f. Threats against students .........................................................
g. Threats against students .........................................................
h. Threats against school facility ................................................
i.
Fighting with students ...........................................................
j.
Assault on school staff/faculty/security/SROs ........................
k. Disorderly conduct ................................................................
l.
Failure to obey a police officer...............................................
m. Other. Please specify:_______________________________
16.
In situations where you arrest a student, what role does the school administration play in
your arrest decisions? Please mark only one
No impact, as arrest determination made solely by myself or other sworn personnel
Memorandum of understanding or other agreement specifies situations where the
school can have influence over my arrest decisions
School administration reviews all arrest-eligible incidents and can provide input
regarding my arrest decision
SROs do not have arrest powers in my assigned school
Other. Please specify: ________________________________________________
PROBE: Can you tell me in your own words what this question is asking?
17.
Do you speak another language, aside from English?
Yes—Please specify:_________________________________________________
No
17a. [IF QUESTION 17 = YES] Is this other language useful when interacting with students in
the school you are assigned?
Yes
No
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PRIMARILY ASSIGNED SCHOOL CHARACTERISTICS
If you are an SRO assigned to more than one school, please answer the following questions
based on the school where you spend the majority of your time during your typical shift.
If your time is split evenly between 2 or more schools, please answer based on the school you
worked in most recently.
INTERVIEWER: NOTE WHETHER THEY READ THE TRANSITION TEXT ABOVE.
18.
A gang is an ongoing loosely organized association of three or more persons, whether
formal or informal, that has a common name, signs, symbols, or colors, whose members
engage, either individually or collectively, in violent or other forms of illegal behavior.
Are there known gangs at your primarily assigned school?
Yes
No
Don’t know
PROBE: What do you think of that definition of a gang? Is anything missing?
19.
Excluding yourself, how many SROs share your shift at your primarily assigned school?
__________
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20.
Other than SROs, what security measures are in place at your primarily assigned school?
Please mark all that apply
21.
Student dress code/uniform
Closed campus (students not allowed leave during school hours without permission)
Controlled access to school grounds (e.g. locked or monitored gates)
Controlled access to school buildings during school hours (e.g. locked or monitored
doors)
Random sweeps for contraband (e.g. drugs, weapons), including dog sniffs
School-issued student IDs
Metal detectors
Security camera(s) to monitor school buildings and/or grounds
Structured anonymous threat reporting system (e.g. online submission, text messaging,
telephone hotline)
School security guards, nonsworn
Other means of restricting access—Please specify:___________________________
Other measures not listed—Please specify: ________________________________
Restorative practices build a sense of school community and resolve conflict by repairing
harm and restoring positive relationships. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
(PBIS) is a school-wide intervention that teaches school staff to recognize, monitor, and
reward appropriate student behaviors and to provide consistent sanctions for rule
violations.
Are you involved in the process of engaging students in restorative practices and/or PBIS at
your primarily assigned school?
Yes
No
Don’t know/not familiar with these practices
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22.
We would like to obtain information about the school you primarily work in by linking to
data that has been collected about that school in other surveys. In order to access
information about the school we will need to know the name of the school. We will only
use the name of the school to access information collected from other surveys about the
characteristics of that particular school (i.e. the size and composition of the student
population) and will not release your data to any agency or individual who is not directly
involved with our research. The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) will use this information
for research purposes only.
School Name ___________________________________________________________
City_________________________________ State________________
INTERVIEWER: WAS THE SRO WILLING TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION?
INTERVIEWER: DID THE SRO EXPRESS CONCERN RELATED TO PROVIDING THIS
INFORMATION?
DEBRIEFING QUESTIONS:
PROBE:
Many of the questions in this survey require you to gather information from
several sources.
Please walk me through how you would go about doing this?
INTERVIEWER: NOTE THE NAMES OF ANY SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS
MENTIONED AND THE NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS/INDIVIDUALS
MENTIONED
PROBE:
What do you think of the level of effort required to complete this survey?
PROBE:
not?
If you were asked to complete this survey, would you complete it? Why or why
PROBE:
Did you have any concerns with the questions or feel that any of the questions
were particularly sensitive?
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| Author | Hyland, Shelley |
| File Modified | 2016-08-30 |
| File Created | 2016-08-30 |