SLEPS Cognitive Interview Attachments

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Generic Clearance for Cognitive, Pilot and Field Studies for Bureau of Justice Statistics Data Collection Activities

SLEPS Cognitive Interview Attachments

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SLEPS Generic Clearance Attachments
Attachment A:

SLEPS Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) Survey

Attachment B:

SLEPS School Resource Officer (SRO) Rostering Form

Attachment C:

SLEPS School Resource Officer (SRO) Survey

Attachment D:

SLEPS Letter for EWG Participants

Attachment E:

SLEPS Letter for Non-EWG Participants

Attachment F:

SLEPS LEA Informed Consent - Participant

Attachment G:

SLEPS LEA Informed Consent - Interviewer

Attachment H:

SLEPS LEA Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol

Attachment A

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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 school, 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 school, 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 1 hour 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.

Attachment A

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LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY CHARACTERISTICS

1. Which best describes your agency? Mark only one.
Police department, municipal
Police department, county
State/highway department
Sheriff’s Office
Tribal
Independent School District
Other (Please specify): ____________________________________________________

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

2. As of [DATE], how many sworn full-time officers with general arrest powers were
employed by your agency? ______
3. Does your agency employ any officers that are primarily assigned to work in any public K12 school?


Yes – Go to question 4



No – End of survey

SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS

4. In what year did your agency start assigning officers to public schools? ______________

5. As of [DATE], what is the funding source for your SRO program? Mark all that apply.






Federal grant
State/Local grant
Law enforcement agency
School district
Other (Please specify): ___________________________________________________

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6. How many of the following public schools are served by your SRO program?

Number

a. Elementary schools (lowest grade is not higher than grade 3 and the highest grade is
not higher than grade 8).......................................................................................

______

b. Middle schools (lowest grade is not lower than grade 4 and the highest grade is not
higher than grade 9) ............................................................................................

______

c. High schools (lowest grade is not lower than grade 9 and the highest grade is not
higher than grade 12) ..........................................................................................

______

d. Combined schools (e.g., K-8, K-12)………………………………………..

______

7. Does your SRO program also serve private schools?
 Yes
 No
8. Do the majority of officers in your SRO program serve on a single permanent assignment
(i.e., only serve as an SRO) or rotate to other assignments (e.g., juvenile detective, routine
patrol)? Mark only one.
 Single permanent assignment
 Rotate to other assignments

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SRO POLICIES AND ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITIES

9. Does your agency have a departmental policy specifically for your SRO program?



Yes
No

10. With how many entities (school districts and/or individual schools) does your agency have
an agreement (e.g., memorandum of understanding, contractual or verbal agreement,
legislation)? Enter the number of entities by type of agreement in the table below.
Formal agreement in place

No formal agreement in
place

School districts

_________

Individual schools

_________

[If Q9 = No AND Q10 = 0 under formal agreement, go to Q13]
11. Which of the following best describes the type of agreement in place between your agency
and the primary school/school district served by your SRO program? Mark only one.






Memorandum of understanding (MOU)
Contractual agreement, such as through a grant or other basis
Legislation
Verbal agreement
Other (Please specify): ___________________________

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12. Please select whether the following SRO program characteristics are specified in either the
formal agreement between your agency and the primary school/school district served by your
SRO program or within your internal departmental policy:
SRO program characteristic:
a. Goals of the SRO program
b. Number of officers in your SRO program
c. Schedule (e.g., before the school day begins, the full school
day, etc.) that officers in your SRO program will spend at
school
d. Supervision or administrative control of SROs
e.

Primary functions (e.g., law enforcement, teaching,
mentoring/counseling) of SROs

Responsibilities/duties of the school

Role of SROs with school discipline

h. Expectations regarding citations and arrests by SROs
i.

Expectations regarding collaboration between school
officials and SROs

Expectations for SROs when working with students

k. Procedures for resolving disagreements between school
officials and SROs
l.

Requirement of regular meetings between school officials
and SROs

Yes

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13. Are SROs required to inform school executive staff about any of the following actions?
Action:
a. Stop, question, and interview of student/staff in an official
law enforcement capacity
b. Question students during school hours
c. Question school employees during school hours
d. Search student
e. Search premises
f. Conduct criminal investigation
g. Arrest of student during school hours
h. Arrest of school employee during school hours
i. Use of restrain on student that does not result in arrest

Yes

Attachment A

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SRO RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND SUPERVISION

14. Do schools participate in the selection process when your agency recruits and hires SROs?
 Yes
 No

GO TO QUESTION 16

15. How does the school participate? Mark all that apply.






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): ___________________________________________________

16. How does your agency select officers for the SRO program? 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): ___________________________________________________
17. Does your agency require supervisors to visit schools periodically in order to observe SROs?
 Yes
 No

GO TO QUESTION 19

18. How often do supervisors visit schools to observe SROs?







At least once a week
Several times a month
Once a month
Several times a year
Once a year
Other (Please specify): ___________________________________________________

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19. Does your agency have access to data (e.g., number or type of incident) on
any of following measures related to SRO activities in the schools they serve?
a. Arrests made by SRO
b. Citations issued by SRO
c. Classes/programs taught by SRO
d. Mentoring activities performed by SRO
e. Mentoring of faculty/staff performed by SRO
f. Mentoring of parents/community performed by SRO
g. Property crimes reported at school
h. Reports of violence at school
i. Substance violations recorded at school (e.g. possession, use,
buying/selling)
j. Suspensions recorded at school
k. Use of force incidents

Yes

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SRO STAFFING
20. As of [DATE], how many of the following personnel are primarily
assigned to any public K-12 schools?
Number of
employees
a. Sworn officers ......................................................................

_______

b. Nonsworn employees ...........................................................

_______

c. Total ....................................................................................

_______

IF 20A>0, GO TO 21
IF 20A=0 AND 20B>0, GO TO NONSWORN SECTION
SWORN SROs
Please answer the following questions for the sworn officers who serve your SRO program.
21. Enter the number of sworn SROs in your agency by race/Hispanic
origin and sex:
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 SWORN SROs (SUM OF A-H, should match 20a)

Male

Female

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22. Do the sworn officers who are primarily assigned to public K12 schools…

All

Some

None

a. carry a firearm while working in schools?
b. wear a uniform while working in schools?
c. have arrest powers?
d. receive specialized SRO training?
[IF 22D = NONE, GO TO Q24]
23. Which entities provide SRO-specific training to sworn officers in your agency? Mark all
that apply.






Our agency itself (e.g., academy or in-service)
School district
State organization
National organization (e.g., NASRO)
Other (Please specify):____________________________

TRAINING TOPICS OFFERED TO SWORN SROs
24. Which of the following law enforcement training topics are offered by your agency to
sworn officers in your SRO program? Please consider training provided to all sworn
officers or specifically for SROs.
Law enforcement activity/topic
a. De-escalation strategies and techniques
b. Gangs
c. Procedures for handling juvenile offenders
d. Responding to calls for service on the school campus
e. Responding to incidents in the classroom
f.

Social media monitoring

g. Use of deadly force
h. Use of less lethal force

Yes

Attachment A

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25. Which of the following prevention and planning training topics are offered by your agency
to sworn officers in your SRO program? Please consider training provided to all sworn
officers or specifically for SROs.
Prevention and
planning topic/activity

Yes

a. Administering special safety programs (e.g., drugs, legal issues,
crime awareness, distracted driving)
b. Bullying deterrence
c. Crisis preparedness planning
d. Security audits/assessments of school campuses
e. Substance abuse recognition
f. Truancy intervention

26. Which of the following social and behavioral training topics are offered by your agency to
sworn officers in your SRO program? Please consider training provided to all sworn
officers or specifically for SROs.

Social and behavioral topics
a. Child/adolescent psychology/development
b. Conflict resolution
c. Cultural sensitivity and/or cultural competency
d. Mental health issues
e. Mentoring staff, students, and/or families
f.

Positive school discipline (e.g., PBIS)

g. Students with disabilities

Yes

Attachment A

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ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY SWORN SROs
27. Please indicate whether each law enforcement activity is required of any of your agency’s
sworn SROs while on duty. Mark ‘yes’ if the activity is included in your internal
departmental policy, included in a formal agreement with schools/school districts, or
expected by department executives.
Law enforcement activity:

Yes

a. Crisis preparedness planning
b. Issuing criminal citations
c. Making arrests
d. Patrolling school facilities
e. Responding to calls for service on the
school campus
f. Responding to incidents in the classroom
g. Security audits/assessments of school
campuses
h. Social media monitoring

28. Please indicate whether each mentoring activity is required of any of your agency’s sworn
SROs while on duty. Mark ‘yes’ if the activity is included in your internal departmental
policy, included in a formal agreement with schools/school districts, or expected by
department executives.
Mentoring activity:
a. Advising school staff, students, or families
(e.g., one-on-one, in a group, etc.)
b. Coaching athletic programs
c. Field trip chaperone
d. Supervising/coordinating non-athletic
extra-curricular activities
e. Truancy intervention

Yes

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29. Please indicate whether each teaching activity is required of any of your agency’s
sworn SROs while on duty. Mark ‘yes’ if the activity is included in your internal
departmental policy, included in a formal agreement with schools/school districts, or
expected by department executives.
Teaching activity:

Yes

a. Administering special safety programs (e.g drugs,
legal issues, crime awareness, distracted driving)

b. Conflict resolution
c. Faculty / staff in-service presentations
d. Parent organization presentations

30. Which of the following equipment are issued to your agency’s sworn SROs while on the
school campus? Mark all that apply.

Item:
a. Baton/nightstick
b. Body-worn camera
c. Conducted energy device (e.g. Taser)
d. Handheld metal detector wand
e. Hobble restraints
f.

OC Spray/foam

g. Other (Please specify):
____________________________

[IF Q20B = 0 GO TO 41]

Issued by
department
for use

Not formally
issued, but
allowed use Not allowed

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NONSWORN SROs
Please answer the following questions for the nonsworn employees who serve your SRO
program.
31. Enter the number of nonsworn SROs in your agency by
race/Hispanic origin and sex:
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 NONSWORN SROs (SUM OF A-H, should match 20b)

32. Do the nonsworn employees who are primarily assigned to public
K-12 schools…
a. wear a uniform while working in schools?
b.

receive specialized SRO training?

[IF 32B = NONE, GO TO Q34]

Male

All

Female

Some

None

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33. Which entities provide SRO-specific training to nonsworn employees in your agency?
Mark all that apply.






Our agency itself (e.g., academy or in-service)
School district
State organization
National organization (e.g., NASRO)
Other (Please specify):____________________________

TRAINING TOPICS OFFERED TO NONSWORN SROs
34. Which of the following law enforcement training topics are offered by your agency to
nonsworn employees in your SRO program? Please consider training provided to all
nonsworn employees or specifically for SROs.
Law enforcement activity/topic
a. Conducting law enforcement activities in schools
b. De-escalation strategies and techniques
c. Gangs
d. Procedures for handling juvenile offenders
e. Responding to calls for service on the school campus
f.

Responding to incidents in the classroom

g. Social media monitoring
h. Use of less lethal force

Yes

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Yes

36. Which of the following social and behavioral training topics are offered by your agency to
nonsworn employees in your SRO program? Please consider training provided to all
nonsworn employees or specifically for SROs.

Positive school discipline (e.g., PBIS)

g. Students with disabilities

Yes

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ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY NONSWORN SROs
37. Please indicate whether each law enforcement activity is required of any of your agency’s
nonsworn SROs while on duty. Mark ‘yes’ if the activity is included in your internal
departmental policy, included in a formal agreement with schools/school districts, or expected
by department executives.
Law enforcement activity:

Yes

a. Crisis preparedness planning
b. Issuing citations
c. Making arrests
d.

Patrolling school facilities

e. Responding to calls for service on the
school campus
f. Responding to incidents in the classroom
g. Security audits/assessments of school
campuses
h. Social media monitoring

38. Please indicate whether each mentoring activity is required of any of your agency’s
nonsworn SROs while on duty. Mark ‘yes’ if the activity is included in your internal
departmental policy, included in a formal agreement with schools/school districts, or expected
by department executives.
Mentoring activity:
a. Advising school staff, students, or families
(e.g., one-on-one, in a group, etc.)
b. Coaching athletic programs
c. Field trip chaperone
d. Supervising/coordinating non-athletic
extra-curricular activities
e. Truancy intervention

Yes

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39. Please indicate whether each teaching activity is required of any of your agency’s
nonsworn SROs while on duty. Mark ‘yes’ if the activity is included in your internal
departmental policy, included in a formal agreement with schools/school districts, or
expected by department executives.
Teaching activity:

Yes

a. Administering special safety programs (e.g., drugs,
legal issues, crime awareness, distracted driving)

b. Conflict resolution
c. Faculty / staff in-service presentations
d. Parent organization presentations

40. Which of the following equipment are issued to your agency’s nonsworn SROs while on
the school campus? Mark all that apply.

Item:
a. Baton/nightstick
b. Body-worn camera
c. Conducted energy device (e.g. Taser)
d. Handheld metal detector wand
e. Hobble restraints
f.

OC Spray/foam

g. Other (Please specify):
___________________________

Issued by
department
for use

Not formally
issued, but
allowed use Not allowed

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41. In addition to this survey, we provided you with a form to list all of the sworn officers 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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Bureau of Justice Statistics
Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools

School Resource Officer Rostering Form
NOTE: We are asking you to complete this rostering form as part of the cognitive interviewing process. For the
main SLEPS data collection, this list would be used to randomly select SROs to participate in a survey about their
background and their activities while working in schools. However, we are not conducting the SRO survey at
this time. The information you provide here will only be used to update the roster form and our approach to
identifying and contacting SROs for a potential future data collection. Activities referenced in the instructions
marked by red font below will not be conducted as part of this cognitive interview process.
Please use the table below to list all of the sworn officers from your jurisdiction who are primarily assigned to work in K12 public schools. We will use this list to randomly select SROs to participate in a survey about their background and
their activities while working in schools. We will provide you with survey packets to distribute to the randomly selected
officers approximately 3 weeks after you return this form.
Please provide any type of identifying information that will help YOU identify the officers once they have been randomly
selected.

Officers Initials OR other identifying
information that you can link directly to
each SRO.

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
U. Unknown or unavailable

Indicate whether each
SRO listed is male or
female by checking the
appropriate box.

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

If you have more officers working in schools please use the additional pages provided with this form.

Attachment B

Officers Initials OR other identifying
information that you can link directly to
each SRO.

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SRO Roster

Indicate whether each
SRO listed is male or
female by checking the
appropriate box.

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

10.

Male

Female

11.

Male

Female

12.

Male

Female

13.

Male

Female

14.

Male

Female

15.

Male

Female

16.

Male

Female

17.

Male

Female

If you have more officers working in schools please use the additional pages provided with this form.

Attachment B

Officers Initials OR other identifying
information that you can link directly to
each SRO.

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SRO Roster

Indicate whether each
SRO listed is male or
female by checking the
appropriate box.

Male

Female

19.

Male

Female

20.

Male

Female

21.

Male

Female

22.

Male

Female

23.

Male

Female

24.

Male

Female

25.

Male

Female

26.

Male

Female

27.

Male

Female

28.

Male

Female

29.

Male

Female

30.

Male

Female

31.

Male

Female

18.

If you have more officers working in schools please use the additional pages provided with this form.

Attachment B

Officers Initials OR other identifying
information that you can link directly to
each SRO.

OMB No. XXXX-XXXX; Approval Expires XX/XX/XXXX

SRO Roster

Indicate whether each
SRO listed is male or
female by checking the
appropriate box.

Male

Female

33.

Male

Female

34.

Male

Female

35.

Male

Female

32.

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/XXXX

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 school. 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.

SRO CHARACTERISTICS

Approximately how many years have you served as a sworn law enforcement officer?
Mark only one.
o
o
o
o
o

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. Mark only one.
o
o
o
o
o

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? Mark only one.
o
o
o
o
o

Less than 1 year
1–2 years
3–5 years
6–10 years
More than 10 years

Is your assignment as an SRO a single permanent assignment (i.e., you only serve as an
SRO) or do you rotate to other assignments (e.g., juvenile detective, routine patrol)? Mark
only one.
o Single permanent assignment
o Rotate to other assignments

Are you currently certified by a national or state SRO association?
 Yes – national association (i.e. NASRO)
 Yes – state association
 No

For what part of the year are you currently assigned as an SRO? Mark only one.
o During part of the school year
o During the full traditional school year
o Year-round

To how many schools are you currently assigned as an SRO? Please do not include schools
where you might be called in to help, but are not part of your official assignment.
o
o
o
o
o

One
Two
Three
Four
Five or more

SRO TRAINING
The next set of questions is about your training on law enforcement, prevention and planning,
and social and behavioral topics.
8.

At any point during your career, have you received any training on any of the following
law enforcement topics?
Law enforcement activity/topic
a. De-escalation strategies and techniques
b. Gangs
c. Procedures for handling juvenile offenders
d. Responding to calls for service on the school campus
e. Responding to incidents in the classroom
f. Social media monitoring
g. Use of deadly force
h. Use of less lethal force

Yes

At any point during your career, have you received any training on any of the following
prevention and planning topics?
Prevention and planning topic/activity

Yes

10.

At any point during your career, have you received any training on any of the following
social and behavioral topics?
Social and behavioral topics
a. Child/adolescent psychology/development
b. Conflict resolution
c. Cultural sensitivity and/or cultural
competency
d. Mental health issues
e. Mentoring staff, students, and/or families
f. Positive school discipline (e.g., PBIS)
g. Students with disabilities

Yes

SRO ACTIVITIES
The next set of questions is about activities you performed in the past 30 days as part of your SRO duties.
We are interested in law enforcement, mentoring, and teaching activities.

11.

As part of your SRO duties, which of the following law enforcement activities did you
perform on or around school grounds in the past 30 days? Mark all that apply.













12.

As part of your SRO duties, which of the following mentoring activities did you perform
on or around school grounds in the past 30 days? Mark all that apply.






13.

Conducted searches
Confiscated drugs
Confiscated weapons
Crisis preparedness planning
Issued criminal citations
Made arrests
Patrolled school facilities
Responded to calls for service on the school campus
Responded to incidents in the classroom
Security audits/ assessments of school campuses
Social media monitoring
Other (please specify):___________________________

Advised school staff, students, or families (one-on-one, in a group, etc.)
Coached athletic programs
Field trip chaperone
Supervised/coordinated non-athletic extracurricular activities
Truancy intervention

As part of your SRO duties, which of the following teaching activities did you perform on
or around school grounds in the past 30 days? Mark all that apply.
 Administering special safety programs (e.g., drugs, legal issues, crime awareness,
distracted driving)
 Conflict resolution
 Faculty/staff in-service presentations
 Parent organization presentations

14.

Approximately what percentage of your duty time was spent on the following in-school
activities over the past 30 days? 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

15.

100%

During the past 12 months, have you arrested any student(s) for the following offenses?
Offense
a. Assault on school staff/faculty/security/SROs
b. Disorderly conduct
c. Drug distribution
d. Drug possession
e. Electronic/social media crimes (e.g., cyberbullying, sexting)
f. Failure to obey a police officer
g. Fighting
h. Theft
i. Threats against faculty
j. Threats against school facility
k. Threats against students
l. Weapon possession
m. Weapon use
n. Other (please specify):_______________________________

Yes

16.

If you are in a situation where you arrest a student, what role does the school
administration play in your arrest decision? Mark only one.
o No impact, as arrest determination is made solely by myself or other sworn personnel
o Memorandum of understanding or other agreement specifies situations where the school
can have influence over my arrest decisions
o School administration reviews all arrest-eligible incidents and can provide input
regarding my arrest decision
o SROs do not have arrest powers in my assigned school
o Other (please specify): _____________________________________________________

17.

Do you speak any language other than English?
o Yes (Please specify): _______________________________________________________
o No - GO TO QUESTION 19

18.

Is this other language useful when interacting with students in the school to which you are
assigned?
o Yes
o No

PRIMARILY ASSIGNED SCHOOL CHARACTERISTICS
The next set of questions focuses on the school to which you are primarily assigned. If you are assigned
to more than one school, please answer based on the school where you spend most of your time. If your
time is split evenly between 2 or more schools, please answer based on the school you worked in most
recently.

19. Which type of school do you primarily serve in your current assignment as an SRO? Mark
only one.
o Elementary school (lowest grade is not higher than grade 3 and the highest grade is not higher than
grade 8)

o Middle school (lowest grade is not lower than grade 4 and the highest grade is not higher than grade 9)
o High school (lowest grade is not lower than grade 9 and the highest grade is not higher than grade 12)
o Combined school (e.g., K-8, K-12)
[If SRO survey goes through another round of cognitive testing] Probe: Are the descriptions for
the types of schools clear and easy to understand? Do they help you answer the question?
20. On average, how many hours per week do you work at this school? _______
21. Are there known gangs at your primarily assigned school?
o Yes
o No
o Don’t know

22. Not counting yourself, how many SROs share your shift at your primarily assigned school?
__________

23. Other than SROs, what security measures are in place at your primarily assigned school?
Mark all that apply.
 Closed campus (students not allowed to leave during school hours without permission)
 Controlled access to school buildings during school hours (e.g. locked or monitored
doors)
 Controlled access to school grounds (e.g. locked or monitored gates)
 Metal detectors
 Random sweeps for contraband (e.g. drugs, weapons), including dog sniffs
 School-issued student IDs
 School security guards, nonsworn
 Security camera(s) to monitor school buildings and/or grounds
 Structured anonymous threat reporting system (e.g. online submission, text messaging,
telephone hotline)
 Student dress code/uniform
 Other means of restricting access (please specify): _____________________________
 Other measures not listed (please specify): ___________________________________
24. Restorative practices are intended to 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?
o Yes
o No
o Don’t know/not familiar with these practices

25. 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. What is the name
and location of the school in which you primarily work?
School Name ___________________________________________________________
City_________________________________ State________________

Attachment D
«DATE»
«POC_Salutation» «POC_FN» «POC_LN»
«Agency Name»
«Agency_Address»
«City», «State» «Zip»
Dear «POC_Salutation» «POC_FN» «POC_LN»,
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is preparing to collect information regarding School Resource
Officer (SRO) programs. The Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools (SLEPS) will be the first
national-level data collection focusing on the roles and responsibilities of law enforcement in schools.
Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) is working with RTI International (RTI) on this BJS-funded
project.
You participated in a working group with us in April 2015, providing valuable insight regarding
information needs and data collection strategies regarding SRO programs. Our team has since been
engaged in activities related to the purpose and approach for collecting this important information. Over
the past two years, we have received input from various stakeholders, including an initial round of
cognitive interviews with law enforcement agencies (LEAs).
At this point, we have a second draft of the LEA survey which will eventually be distributed to LEAs
across the county to launch the SLEPS project. Before national distribution, our team would like a second
round of feedback on this survey from agencies who are currently fielding an SRO program. We want to
ensure that the questions on the survey are clear, no key topics are missing, and we are minimizing the
burden of compiling answers.
We are reaching out to you now to request your participation in a one hour discussion about the survey.
Prior to the discussion, you will receive information on how to complete the draft version of the survey,
including providing a roster of current SROs in your program. During our discussion, we will ask you
about your thoughts and opinions on the survey questions, what they meant to you, and whether certain
response options made sense. There are no right or wrong answers – the goal of our interview is to see if
the survey questions will work well for everyone, and if not, how to improve them.
If your agency is willing to participate, we would like to schedule the interview for some time over the
next few weeks. Please contact me at «number» or «e-mail» to schedule a time that works best for you.
We look forward to working together! Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,

«PERF Contact»
«PERF Title»
Police Executive Research Forum

Attachment E
«DATE»
«POC_Salutation» «POC_FN» «POC_LN»
«Agency Name»
«Agency_Address»
«City», «State» «Zip»
Dear «POC_Salutation» «POC_FN» «POC_LN»,
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is preparing to collect information regarding School Resource
Officer (SRO) programs. The Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools (SLEPS) will be the first
national-level data collection focusing on the roles and responsibilities of law enforcement in schools.
Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) is working with RTI International (RTI) on this BJS-funded
project.
At this point, we have produced a draft of the law enforcement agency (LEA) survey which will
eventually be distributed to LEAs across the county. Before national distribution, our team would like
feedback on this survey from agencies who are currently fielding an SRO program. We want to ensure
that the questions on the survey are clear, no key topics are missing, and we are minimizing the burden of
compiling answers.
We are reaching out to you now to request your participation in a one hour discussion about the survey.
Prior to the discussion, you will receive information on how to complete the draft version of the survey,
including providing a roster of current SROs in your program. During our discussion, we will ask you
about your thoughts and opinions on the survey questions, what they meant to you, and whether certain
response options made sense. There are no right or wrong answers – the goal of our interview is to see if
the survey questions will work well for everyone, and if not, how to improve them.
If your agency is willing to participate, we would like to schedule the interview for some time over the
next few weeks. Please contact me at «number» or «e-mail» to schedule a time that works best for you.
We look forward to working together! Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,

«PERF Contact»
«PERF Title»
Police Executive Research Forum

Attachment F

SLEPS Informed 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 help develop the survey, RTI and PERF project
staff are asking a small group of law enforcement
agencies to complete a draft of the survey and then
participate in a one-on-one interview to provide
feedback on the survey questions. This feedback
will help RTI and PERF to improve the survey for a
future data collection.
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.
How will I participate?
We are asking that you complete the agency
survey and roster form, return the completed forms
to us, and then conduct a one-on-one interview
with project staff to provide feedback on the survey
questions. The information you provide will only be
used to improve the survey for a future data
collection. We will not conduct SRO surveys or
cognitive interview of the SRO surveys at this time.
The SRO survey is provided here for your
reference only.
What will happen during the cognitive
interview? 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 Ethics
toll-free at 1-866-214-2043.

Attachment G

LEA Informed Consent – LEA 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 help develop the survey, RTI and PERF project
staff are asking a small group of law enforcement
agencies to complete a draft of the survey and then
participate in a one-on-one interview to provide
feedback on the survey questions. This feedback will
help RTI and PERF to improve the survey for a
future data collection.
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.
How will I participate?
We are asking that you complete the agency survey
and roster form, return the completed forms to us,
and then conduct a one-on-one interview with
project staff to provide feedback on the survey
questions. The information you provide will only be
used to improve the survey for a future data
collection. We will not conduct SRO surveys or
cognitive interview of the SRO surveys at this time.
The SRO survey is provided here for your reference
only.
What will happen during the cognitive interview?
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 1-800-334-8571,
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.

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_______________

Attachment H

LEA Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol

2016 Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools (SLEPS)
Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) Survey
[Display ORI with agency info]

Attachment H

LEA Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY CHARACTERISTICS

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

2. As of [DATE], how many sworn full-time officers with general arrest powers were
employed by your agency? ______
Probe: How did you come up with this number?
3. Does your agency employ any officers that are primarily assigned to work in any public K12 school?


Yes



GO TO END OF SURVEY

SRO PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS

4. In what year did your agency start assigning officers to public schools? ______________

Probe: How easy or difficult was to recall that year?
Probe: How confident are you in your response?
5. As of [DATE], what is the funding source for your SRO program? Mark all that apply.






Federal grant
State/Local grant
Law enforcement agency
School district
Other (Please specify): ___________________________________________________

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LEA Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol

6. How many of the following public schools are served by your SRO program?

Number

a. Elementary schools (lowest grade is not higher than grade 3 and the highest grade is
not higher than grade 8).......................................................................................

______

c. High schools (lowest grade is not lower than grade 9 and the highest grade is not
higher than grade 12) ..........................................................................................

______

d. Combined schools (e.g., K-8, K-12)………………………………………..

______

Probe: Are the descriptions for the types of schools clear and easy to understand? Do they help
you answer the question?
7. Does your SRO program also serve private schools?
 Yes
 No
8. Do the majority of officers in your SRO program serve on a single permanent assignment
(i.e., only serve as an SRO) or rotate to other assignments (e.g., juvenile detective, routine
patrol)? Mark only one.
 Single permanent assignment
 Rotate to other assignments

Probe: How did you come up with your response (how did you determine if majority of the
officers had permanent assignments or rotate)?
Probe: For single permanent assignment – did you think of officers who serve only 1 school, or
officers who serve as SROs regardless of the number of schools?

Attachment H

LEA Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol

SRO POLICIES AND ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITIES

9. Does your agency have written a departmental policy specifically for your SRO program?



Yes
No

No formal agreement in
place

School districts

_________

Individual schools

_________

If you answered “No” to Q9 above AND “0”under “Formal agreement in place” in
Q10, GO TO Q13.
Probe: Did you notice the instructions at the end of the question where to go next? (Did you
have trouble navigating to the next question?)
Probe: How did you interpret “No formal agreement”?
Probe: What would be examples of “formal agreement”?
11. Which of the following best describes the type of agreement in place between your agency
and the primary school/school district served by your SRO program? Mark only one.






Memorandum of understanding (MOU)
Contractual agreement, such as through a grant or other basis
Legislation
Verbal agreement
Other (Please specify): ___________________________

Probe: Is asking about the ‘primary’ school/school district appropriate? Does this make sense/do
they know how to answer this question, or would it be better to ask about the largest
school/school district served?

Attachment H

LEA Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol

Yes

b. The number of officers in your SRO program
c. The schedule (e.g., before the school day begins, the full
school day, etc.) that officers in your SRO program will
spend at school
d. Supervision or administrative control of SROs
e.

Primary functions (e.g., law enforcement, teaching,
mentoring/counseling) of SROs

Responsibilities/duties of the school

Role of SROs with school discipline

h. Expectations regarding citations and arrests by SROs
i.

Expectations regarding collaboration between school
officials and SROs

Expectations for SROs when working with students

k. Procedures for resolving disagreements between school
officials and SROs
l.

Requirement of regular meetings between school officials
and SROs

Probe: What does the term ‘expectations’ mean to you (in answer options h-j)? Does this
equate to guidance?
Probe: In your own words, what is the difference between response option e) and f)?

Attachment H

LEA Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol

Yes

Attachment H

LEA Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol

SRO RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND SUPERVISION

14. Do schools participate in the selection process when your agency recruits and hires SROs?
 Yes
 No

GO TO QUESTION 16

15. How does the school participate? Mark all that apply.






GO TO QUESTION 19

Probe: How did you interpret “periodically”?
18. How often do supervisors visit schools to observe SROs?







At least once a week
Several times a month
Once a month
Several times a year
Once a year
Other (Please specify): ___________________________________________________

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LEA Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol

Probe: What did you think of the response options? Do they adequately cover the
frequency of supervisor visits in your agency?

19. Does your agency have access to data (e.g., number or type of incident) on
any of following measures related to SRO activities in the schools they serve? Yes

a. Arrests made by SRO
b. Citations issued by SRO
c. Classes/programs taught by SRO
d. Mentoring activities performed by SRO
e. Mentoring of faculty/staff performed by SRO
f. Mentoring of parents/community performed by SRO
g. Property crimes reported at school
h. Reports of violence at school
i. Substance violations recorded at school (e.g. possession, use,
buying/selling)
j. Suspensions recorded at school
k. Use of force incidents
Probe: Are the examples provided in the question (“number or type of incident”) appropriate and
helpful in answering the question, or is it confusing if they may only have access to certain
pieces of information (e.g., number of incidents but not type)?

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LEA Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol

_______

b. Nonsworn employees ...........................................................

_______

c. Total ....................................................................................

_______

IF YOUR RESPONSE to QUESTION 20A IS LARGER THAN “0” GO TO QUESTION 21.
IF YOUR RESPONSE TO QUESTION 20A IS “0” AND YOUR RSEPONSE TO QUESTION
20B IS LARGER THAN “0”, GO TO THE NONSWORN OFFICERS SECTION ON PAGE X.

Probe: Did you read the instructions where to go next and did you have trouble understanding
them?
Probe: How easy or difficult did you find the calculation of a total in part c)?
SWORN SROs
Please answer the following questions for the sworn officers who serve your SRO program.
21. Enter the number of sworn SROs in your agency by race/Hispanic
origin and sex:
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 SWORN SROs (SUM OF A-H, should match 20a)

Male

Female

Probe: Would it be easier to provide if this was a 2 part question, with the first part collecting
Hispanic origin/gender and the second part collecting race/gender?

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LEA Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol

Probe: Do you think calculating the total helped you check your numbers?

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LEA Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol

22. Do the sworn officers who are primarily assigned to public K12 schools…

All

Some

None

a. carry a firearm while working in schools?
b. wear a uniform while working in schools?
c. have arrest powers?
d. receive specialized SRO training?

[IF YOUR ANSWER TO 22D IS “NONE”, GO TO Q24]

23. Which entities provide SRO-specific training to sworn officers in your agency? Mark all
that apply.






Our agency itself (e.g., academy or in-service)
School district
State organization
National organization (e.g., NASRO)
Other (Please specify):____________________________

Social media monitoring

Yes

Attachment H

LEA Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol

g. Use of deadly force
h. Use of less lethal force

Yes

Positive school discipline (e.g., PBIS)

Yes

Attachment H

LEA Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol

g. Students with disabilities

Yes

a. Crisis preparedness planning
b. Issuing criminal citations
c. Making arrests
d.

Patrolling school facilities

e. Responding to calls for service on the
school campus
f. Responding to incidents in the classroom
g. Security audits/assessments of school
campuses
h. Social media monitoring
Probe: Are the instructions provided clear and helpful in answering the question? (This also
applies to q28, q29, q37, q38, q39.)
28. Please indicate whether each mentoring activity is required of any of your agency’s sworn
SROs while on duty. Mark ‘yes’ if the activity is included in your internal departmental
policy, included in a formal agreement with schools/school districts, or expected by
department executives.
Mentoring activity:
a. Advising school staff, students, or families
(e.g., one-on-one, in a group, etc.)
b. Coaching athletic programs
c. Field trip chaperone
d. Supervising/coordinating non-athletic
extra-curricular activities
e. Truancy intervention

Yes

Attachment H

LEA Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol

Yes

a. Administering special safety programs (e.g drugs,
legal issues, crime awareness, distracted driving)

b. Conflict resolution
c. Faculty / staff in-service presentations
d. Parent organization presentations

30. Which of the following equipment are issued to your agency’s sworn SROs while on the
school campus? Mark all that apply.

Item:

Issued by
department
for use

Not formally
issued, but
allowed use Not allowed

a. Baton/nightstick
b. Body-worn camera
c. Conducted energy device (e.g. Taser)
d. Handheld metal detector wand
e. Hobble restraints
f.

OC Spray/foam

g. Other (Please specify):
____________________________

IF YOU REPORTED “0” NONSWORN OFFICERS IN QUESTION 20, PART B, GO TO
QUESTION 41 ON PAGE X.

Attachment H

LEA Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol

Male

Female

Probe: Would it be easier to provide if this was a 2 part question, with the first part collecting
Hispanic origin/gender and the second part collecting race/gender?
Probe: Do you think calculating a total helped you make sure your numbers are correct?
32. Do the nonsworn employees who are primarily assigned to public
K-12 schools…

All

a. wear a uniform while working in schools?
b.

receive specialized SRO training?

IF YOUR RESPONSE TO QUESTION 32B IS “NONE”, GO TO QUESTION 34.

Some

None

Attachment H

LEA Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol

33. Which entities provide SRO-specific training to nonsworn employees in your agency?
Mark all that apply.






Our agency itself (e.g., academy or in-service)
School district
State organization
National organization (e.g., NASRO)
Other (Please specify):____________________________

Yes

a. Conducting law enforcement activities in schools
b. De-escalation strategies and techniques
c. Gangs
d. Procedures for handling juvenile offenders
e. Responding to calls for service on the school campus
f.

Responding to incidents in the classroom

g. Social media monitoring
h. Use of less lethal force

35. Which of the following prevention and planning training topics are offered by your agency
to nonsworn employees in your SRO program? Please consider training provided to all
nonsworn employees or specifically for SROs.
Prevention and
planning topic/activity
a. Administering special safety programs (e.g., drugs, legal issues,
crime awareness, distracted driving)
b. Bullying deterrence
c. Crisis preparedness planning

Yes

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d. Security audits/assessments of school campuses
e. Substance abuse recognition
f. Truancy intervention

Social and behavioral topics

Yes

a. Child/adolescent psychology/development
b. Conflict resolution
c. Cultural sensitivity and/or cultural competency
d. Mental health issues
e. Mentoring staff, students, and/or families
f.

Positive school discipline (e.g., PBIS)

g. Students with disabilities

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Law enforcement activity:

LEA Survey Cognitive Interviewing Protocol

Yes

a. Crisis preparedness planning
b. Issuing citations
c. Making arrests
d.

Patrolling school facilities

e. Responding to calls for service on the
school campus
f. Responding to incidents in the classroom
g. Security audits/assessments of school
campuses
h. Social media monitoring

Yes

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Yes

a. Administering special safety programs (e.g., drugs,
legal issues, crime awareness, distracted driving)

b. Conflict resolution
c. Faculty / staff in-service presentations
d. Parent organization presentations

40. Which of the following equipment are issued to your agency’s nonsworn SROs while on
the school campus? Mark all that apply.

Item:
a. Baton/nightstick
b. Body-worn camera
c. Conducted energy device (e.g. Taser)
d. Handheld metal detector wand
e. Hobble restraints
f.

OC Spray/foam

g. Other (Please specify):
___________________________

Issued by
department
for use

Not formally
issued, but
allowed use Not allowed

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Probes:
• Is the purpose of the Roster Form clear?
• Do you require additional approvals to complete and submit the Roster Form?
• If providing unique identifiers other than the officers’ names, what is the simplest
identifier for you to use yet still be able to link it back to individual SROs (e.g., badge
number? Officer initials?)?
• Is SRO race/ ethnicity readily available?
• Is SRO gender readily available?
• Do you have any concerns about completing the Roster Form?
• Would you have any concerns about distributing the SRO surveys to the officers
randomly identified by RTI?

END. Thank you very much. Those are all the questions we have for you.

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