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"Communities throughout
the nation recognize that trained, sworn law
enforcement officers assigned to schools make a
difference".
(U. S. Department of Justice)
Kentucky
statutes define a SRO as a sworn law
enforcement officer who has specialized training to
work with youth at a school site. These SROs
serve in a variety of roles, including law
enforcement officer, law-related educator,
problem-solver, and community liaison.
There are approximately 230 SRO's in over half of
Kentucky's counties. For more information
contact
Lee Ann
Morrison at the Kentucky Center for School
Safety.
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School Resource
Officers and others attend a session on
sexting at the Safe School Conference. |
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KYASRO 2010
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2011 Award Winners:
Kentucky
SRO of the Year:
Robert Bubacz
– Logan County Sheriff’s Department
- Administrator
of the Year –
Janet Granada –
Jessamine County Schools
- Rookie of the Year –
Russell Wood – Independence Police
Department
- Regional Award of Merit –
Mike Waldrop – Warren County
Sheriff’s Office
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Regional Award of Merit – Rick Carrier
– Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
- Regional Award of Merit –
Scott Menefee – Ashland Police
Department
- Regional Award of Merit –
Bill Eckler – Berea Police
Department
- Lifetime Achievement Award –
James Sticklen – Alexandria PD
(given posthumously)
- President’s Award –
Department of Criminal Justice Training
- Award of Merit –
Sheriff Jerry “Peanut” Gaines –
Warren County Sheriff’s Dept.
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Article:
School Resource Officers: A Vital Part of
School Safety
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“NEW”
8th Annual KY Safe Schools & Communities
Conference –
June 13 – 16, 2011 |
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2011 KYASRO
Scholarships:
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 *NEW*
The
January 2012 Newsletter is now available
online.
Archives issues:
October 2011 Newsletter,
January 2011 Newsletter,
Fall 2010 Newsletter,
May 2010
Newsletter,
March 2010 Newsletter,
November 09 Newsletter, September 09 Newsletter, May
09
Newsletter,
Spring 09
Newsletter,
December 08 Newsletter,
Fall 2008 Newsletter,
January 08 Newsletter,
May 08
Newsletter
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THE
IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS (a brief
highlighting the positive impact of SROs authored by
The Institute for Preventive Strategies)
School Resource Officers (SRO’s) play a very
important role in the safety of our schools.
Collaboration between schools and law enforcement is
a major step to increasing school security and
preventing acts of terrorism or violence within
schools. The
Institute for Preventive Strategies is a national
service of the Center for Rural Development, a
not-for-profit organization headquartered in
Somerset Kentucky. |
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The current
SRO
Annual Report
was published in
April, 2009. In the spring of 2009,
researchers from the
Kentucky Center for School Safety (KCSS) conducted the third
phase of a panel study examining the attributes of
School Resource Officers throughout the state of
Kentucky. Valuable information can be gleaned from
within this 30 page report on current trends,
practices and funding levels. |
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The
KYASRO Regional Map
is divided into six regions. These regions are
used for training and networking purposes. |
The Kentucky
Association of School Resource Officers is a
professional
 organization with
the goal of furthering the education, awareness and
professionalism of SROs in the State of Kentucky in
order to make schools a safe and secure learning
environment for children. |
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Kentucky Revised Statute 158.441 requires
that the local law enforcement agency and schools
have a written contract. A
model SRO
contract has been developed and can be
modified to meet the needs of individual districts
and agencies. You may obtain a copy of this template
from KCSS. |
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Model
SRO programs across the state that can
provide important advice and information for new or
fledgling program. The Center has developed a set of
standards for SRO programs which can be used to
assess the quality of the programs. |
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SRO training is
offered by the Department of Criminal Justice
and a
schedule of courses is available on an
annual basis. In addition, the
National
Association of School Resource Officers
provides training and sponsors an annual conference. |
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The Kentucky
Association of School Resource Officers has a
Board of Directors
consisting of fifteen members to direct that
organization. |
Other Resources:
October is Crime Prevention Month, a perfect
time to Celebrate Safe Communities (CSC). Celebrate
Safe Communities is a national initiative of the
National Crime Prevention Council and the U.S.
Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance,
and was developed in partnership with the National
Sheriffs’ Association in 2008. CSC is an annual
event. |
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