Research on SRO effectiveness does not address whether their presence deters mass shootings, though schools with police are more likely to have emergency plans and regular safety checks¶

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Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The body of research on SRO effectiveness does not address whether their presence in schools has deterred mass shootings. → Stern 2018 q2 i? Some studies show schools with police on campus are more likely to have emergency plans in place and receive regular safety checks. → Stern 2018 (2)

Evidence¶

Stern 2018¶

Stern, A., & Petrosino, A. (2018). What do we know about the effects of school-based law enforcement on school safety? San Francisco, CA: WestEd. https://www.wested.org/resources/effects-of-school-based-law-enforcement-on-school-safety

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The Congressional Research Service's 2013 review, as quoted by the brief, states that "the body of research on the effectiveness of SROs does not address whether their presence in schools has deterred mass shootings."

"the body of research on the effectiveness of SROs does not address whether their presence in schools has deterred mass shootings"

Stern 2018 (2)¶

Stern, A., & Petrosino, A. (2018). What do we know about the effects of school-based law enforcement on school safety? San Francisco, CA: WestEd. https://www.wested.org/resources/effects-of-school-based-law-enforcement-on-school-safety

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The same CRS report indicates, per the brief, that "schools with police on campus are more likely to have emergency plans in place and receive regular safety checks," a preparedness rather than deterrence outcome.

"The report does indicate that some studies showed that schools with police on campus are more likely to have emergency plans in place and receive regular safety checks."

Discussion¶

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