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Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools (SLEPS)
Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) Survey
2017 Pre-test
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Name
Telephone
Email
PERSON COMPLETING THE FORM
Title
Fax
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 (34 USC
10132), 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.
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LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY CHARACTERISTICS
1.
Which best describes your agency? Mark only one.
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
Police department, municipal
Police department, county
State/highway department
Sheriff’s Office
Tribal
Independent School District
Other (Please specify): ____________________________________________________
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 are the funding sources for your SRO program? Mark all that apply.
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Federal grant
State/Local grant
Law enforcement agency
School district
Other (Please specify): ___________________________________________________
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How many of the following public schools, including charter schools, are served by your
SRO program?
Type of public school:
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
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highest grade is not higher than grade 12)
________
d. Combined schools (e.g., K-8, K-12)
________
Does your SRO program also serve private schools?
8.
Yes
No
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.
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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
_________
_________
Not applicable
(Independent School
District Police
Department)
[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 school/school district served by the majority of your SROs? Mark only one.
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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 school/school district served by the majority
of your SROs or internal departmental policy:
SRO program characteristic:
a. Expectations for SROs when working with students
Yes
No
b. Expectations regarding citations and arrests by SROs
c. Expectations regarding collaboration between school officials and SROs
d. Goals of the SRO program
e.
Number of officers in your SRO program
f.
Primary functions (e.g., law enforcement, teaching, mentoring/counseling)
of SROs
g.
Procedures for resolving disagreements between school officials and
SROs
h. Requirement of regular meetings between school officials and SROs
i. Responsibilities/duties of the school
j. Role of SROs with school discipline
k. Schedule (e.g., before the school day begins, the full school day, etc.) that
officers in your SRO program will spend at school
l.
Supervision or administrative control of SROs
13. Are SROs required to inform school executive staff about any of the following actions
occurring on a school campus?
Action:
a. Stop, question, and interview of student/staff in an official law
enforcement capacity
Yes
No
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 restraint on student that does not result in arrest
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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.
By providing feedback on SROs after placement to help determine a “good fit”
By reviewing SRO candidates prior to selection
Through active recruitment of officers
Through participation in requirements/selection criteria
Other (Please specify): ___________________________________________________
16. How does your agency select officers for the SRO program? Mark all that apply.
As a result of input and/or recommendations by school(s)/school district
By nomination of officers from within the department
Through an application process external to the department (i.e. officers are hired
specifically to be SROs)
Through an application process from within the department
Through assignment as part of regular duty schedule
Other (Please specify): ___________________________________________________
17. How often do supervisors visit schools to observe SROs?
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At least once a week
Several times a month
Once a month
Several times a year
Once a year
Never
Other (Please specify): ___________________________________________________
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18. Does your agency have access to data (e.g., number or type of incident) on any the following
measures related to SRO activities in the schools they serve?
Activity:
Yes
No
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
SRO STAFFING
19. As of [DATE], how many of the following personnel are primarily assigned to any public
K-12 schools?
Type of personnel:
Number
a. Sworn officers
_______
b. Nonsworn employees
_______
c. Total
_______
IF 19A>0, GO TO 20
IF 19A=0 AND 19B>0, GO TO NONSWORN SECTION
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SWORN SROs
Please answer the following questions for the sworn officers who serve your SRO program.
20. Provide the number of sworn SROs in your agency by race/Hispanic origin and sex.
Race/Hispanic origin:
a. White, not of Hispanic origin
Male
Female
Total
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 (SUM OF A-H)
(Should match 19a)
21. Do the sworn officers who are primarily assigned to public K-12 schools…
Characteristic:
a. have arrest powers?
All
Some
None
b. receive specialized SRO training?
[IF 21B = NONE, GO TO Q23]
22. Do any of the following entities provide SRO-specific training to sworn officers in your
agency?
Entity:
a. Our agency itself (e.g., academy or in-service)
Yes
No
b. School district
c. State organization
d. National organization (e.g., NASRO)
e. Other (please specify): __________________________
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TRAINING TOPICS OFFERED TO SWORN SROs
23. 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:
Yes
No
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
24. 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
No
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
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25. 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 topic:
Yes
No
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. Working with students with disabilities
ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY SWORN SROs
26. Please indicate whether each law enforcement activity is required of any of your agency’s
sworn SROs while on duty. Only 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
No
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
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27. Please indicate whether each mentoring activity is required of any of your agency’s sworn
SROs while on duty. Only 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:
Yes
No
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
28. Please indicate whether each teaching activity is required of any of your agency’s sworn
SROs while on duty. Only 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
No
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
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29. Which of the following equipment are issued to sworn SROs by your agency and which are
allowed while on the school campus? Mark only one per row.
Issued by agency
Allowed on
Not
campus
allowed
Item:
Not issued by agency
Allowed on
Not
campus
allowed
a. Uniform
b. Firearm
c. Baton/nightstick
d. Body-worn camera
e. Conducted energy device (e.g. Taser)
f. Handheld metal detector wand
g. Hobble restraints
h.
OC Spray/foam
i. Other (Please specify):
____________________________
[IF Q19B = 0 GO TO 41]
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NONSWORN SROs
Please answer the following questions for the nonsworn employees who serve your SRO
program.
30. Provide the number of nonsworn SROs in your agency by race/Hispanic origin and sex.
Race/Hispanic origin:
a. White, not of Hispanic origin
Male
Female
Total
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 (SUM OF A-H)
(Should match 19a)
31. Do the nonsworn employees who are primarily assigned to public K-12 schools…
Characteristic:
a. wear a uniform while working in schools?
All
Some
None
b. receive specialized SRO training?
[IF 31B = NONE, GO TO Q34]
32. Do any of the following entities provide SRO-specific training to nonsworn employees in
your agency?
Entity:
a. Our agency itself (e.g., academy or in-service)
Yes
No
b. School district
c. State organization
d. National organization (e.g., NASRO)
e. Other (please specify): __________________________
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TRAINING TOPICS OFFERED TO NONSWORN SROs
33. 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
Yes
No
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
34. 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)
Yes
No
b. Bullying deterrence
c. Crisis preparedness planning
d. Security audits/assessments of school campuses
e. Substance abuse recognition
f. Truancy intervention
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35. 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.
Social and behavioral topic:
a. Child/adolescent psychology/development
Yes
No
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. Working with students with disabilities
ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY NONSWORN SROs
36. Please indicate whether each law enforcement activity is required of any of your agency’s
nonsworn SROs while on duty. Only 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
No
a. Crisis preparedness planning
b. Issuing citations
c.
Patrolling school facilities
d. Responding to calls for service on the school
campus
e. Responding to incidents in the classroom
f. Security audits/assessments of school campuses
g. Social media monitoring
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37. Please indicate whether each mentoring activity is required of any of your agency’s
nonsworn SROs while on duty. Only 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:
Yes
No
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
38. Please indicate whether each teaching activity is required of any of your agency’s nonsworn
SROs while on duty. Only 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
No
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
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39. Which of the following equipment are issued to nonsworn SROs by your agency and
which are allowed while on the school campus? Mark only one per row.
Item:
Issued by agency
Allowed on
Not
campus
allowed
Not issued by agency
Allowed on
Not
campus
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):
__________________________
40. 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.
A copy of the survey that will be sent to selected SROs is available for your review at
<>.
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:
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
[If Q40 = NO, skip to END]
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41. For purposes of administrating the officer survey, would your agency prefer to have a single
point of contact to distribute the officer survey or have our team directly contact the
officers?
Single point of contact. Please provide contact information:
Name: __________________________________________
Title: ___________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________
________________________________________
Phone: (
)
-_______________________________
Email: __________________________________________
Contact officers directly (Note: this can only be done when officer name and email
address is included on the roster. The person who completed this survey and provided
their information on page 1 will be listed on the officers’ survey materials to verify
that the agency authorized their participation.)
END. Thank you very much. Those are all the questions we have for you.
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| Author | Davis, Elizabeth |
| File Modified | 2017-10-03 |
| File Created | 2017-10-03 |