School-Based Policing in Maine: A study on School Resource Officers in Maine’s public schools.

Authors

Danielle Layton MSW, Muskie School of Public Service, Cutler Institute for Health and Social PolicyFollow
George Shaler MPH, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service, Cutler Institute for Health and Social PolicyFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

Summer 8-29-2019

Keywords

school resource officer, school safety, training, policy

Abstract

This study was commissioned by the Juvenile Justice Advisory Group (JJAG) to learn more about how SROs are deployed in Maine, and to understand if they are creating a culture of safety in Maine schools. This study collects existing national research on SROs, including deployment, effectiveness, impacts, and points of concern. A mixed method research design provides an overview of the program’s scope and various modes of deployment in Maine’s public schools.

Funding Organization

Maine Juvenile Justice Advisory Group

Recommended Citation

Layton, Danielle MSW and Shaler, George MPH, "School-Based Policing in Maine: A study on School Resource Officers in Maine’s public schools." (2019). Justice Policy. 41.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/justice/41