School Resource Officer Unit

A Partnership Between Police & High Schools An Information Report by: Cst. Claus Penno & Principal Hans Van Ginhoven

History

• 1979 - Partnerships with Edmonton Public School Board & Edmonton Catholic School District initiated • 2013 - School Resource Officer Unit (SRO) currently consists of 18 Constables in 18 High Schools and 2 Sergeants

Role of the SRO

• Engage students through daily interaction • Give structured presentations • Participate in organized school activities • Counseling • Enforcement • Two organizational goals are supported by the role SROs fulfill 1) Commitment to professionalism 2) Reduced crime and victimization

Collaborative Model

• Funding

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Schools pay 5/12 of a Senior Constable’s annual salary for a full time SRO Schools also pay an additional $500 per officer per year for training purposes • Information Sharing • Teamwork and Mutual Goals

SRO Workload

2012 Occurrences by Type Investigated by High School SROs

600 500 400 300 200 100 0 108 42 Jan 310 87 Feb 234 82 Mar 207 85 Apr 266 85 May 420 385 121 64 Jun 121 Sep 129 Oct 297 199 127 Nov 82 Dec 2012 Criminal 2012 Non-Criminal

SRO Portfolios - Initiatives

• Single Officer Deployment • Lockdowns • Bait Phone

Questions / Discussion