Linda Duxbury is Professor of Management and Strategy at Carleton University (Canada). She has published widely in both the academic and practitioner literatures in the areas of work–life balance, change management, supportive work environments, employee wellbeing, the use and impact of office technology, managing the new workforce and supportive management. Most of Linda’s research focuses on using evidence to make the case for change (with respect to work–life, employee well-being, and recruitment/retention issues) in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. Craig Bennell is a Professor of Psychology at Carleton University (Canada) where he teaches courses in forensic and police psychology. He also serves as Director of Carleton’s Police Research Lab. Most of Craig’s research. examines evidence-based policing, with a particular focus on how research can be used to improve police investigations, police training, and police performance under pressure. This research is typically conducted in collaboration with police services.

• 1. Introduction;  2. The Value of SROs: The View from Inside the Ivory Tower;  3. How Do SROs Spend Their Time?;  4. The Value of SROs: Views from Within (High School Students);  5. The Value of SROs: Views from Within (School Administrators);  6. Value of the SRO Program: Views from Inside (School Resource Officers);  7. The Value of the SROs: The View from Above (Staff Sergeants);  8. The Value of SROs: Insider Views from Officer Ride-Alongs;  9. The Value of SROs: Social Return on Investment (SROI);  10. Value of SRO’s: Summary of Key Findings and Conclusions.

The school years are crucial, formative years and students should feel safe. The research of Dr. Duxbury and Dr. Bennell demonstrates that when police officers are dedicated to specific schools, they increase safety and security – through their presence or by providing a quick response to issues. The benefits of having officers dedicated to schools greatly outweigh the associated costs. As a result, this is an essential function for urban police agencies.Chief Adam Palmer, Vancouver Police Department Police services in Canada are constantly under pressure to do more with less, and the only way to effectively meet this significant challenge is to properly and rigorously evaluate the costs and benefits of innovative programs, such as school resource officers. It simply isn’t an option to keep doing things the way they’ve always been done, and from the perspective of a front-line police professional, I certainly appreciate the work that Dr. Duxbury and Dr. Bennell have put into this project. Discussions around the impact of specific police programs should always be evidence-based, and that can only happen when we have the kind of valuable data that is provided by this project.Tom Stamatakis, Canadian Police Association

Linda Duxbury is Professor of Management and Strategy at Carleton University (Canada). She has published widely in both the academic and practitioner literatures in the areas of work–life balance, change management, supportive work environments, employee wellbeing, the use and impact of office technology, managing the new workforce and supportive management. Most of Linda’s research focuses on using evidence to make the case for change (with respect to work–life, employee well-being, and recruitment/retention issues) in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. Craig Bennell is a Professor of Psychology at Carleton University (Canada) where he teaches courses in forensic and police psychology. He also serves as Director of Carleton’s Police Research Lab. Most of Craig’s research. examines evidence-based policing, with a particular focus on how research can be used to improve police investigations, police training, and police performance under pressure. This research is typically conducted in collaboration with police services.

• 1. Introduction;  2. The Value of SROs: The View from Inside the Ivory Tower;  3. How Do SROs Spend Their Time?;  4. The Value of SROs: Views from Within (High School Students);  5. The Value of SROs: Views from Within (School Administrators);  6. Value of the SRO Program: Views from Inside (School Resource Officers);  7. The Value of the SROs: The View from Above (Staff Sergeants);  8. The Value of SROs: Insider Views from Officer Ride-Alongs;  9. The Value of SROs: Social Return on Investment (SROI);  10. Value of SRO’s: Summary of Key Findings and Conclusions.

The school years are crucial, formative years and students should feel safe. The research of Dr. Duxbury and Dr. Bennell demonstrates that when police officers are dedicated to specific schools, they increase safety and security – through their presence or by providing a quick response to issues. The benefits of having officers dedicated to schools greatly outweigh the associated costs. As a result, this is an essential function for urban police agencies.Chief Adam Palmer, Vancouver Police Department Police services in Canada are constantly under pressure to do more with less, and the only way to effectively meet this significant challenge is to properly and rigorously evaluate the costs and benefits of innovative programs, such as school resource officers. It simply isn’t an option to keep doing things the way they’ve always been done, and from the perspective of a front-line police professional, I certainly appreciate the work that Dr. Duxbury and Dr. Bennell have put into this project. Discussions around the impact of specific police programs should always be evidence-based, and that can only happen when we have the kind of valuable data that is provided by this project.Tom Stamatakis, Canadian Police Association

Linda Duxbury is Professor of Management and Strategy at Carleton University (Canada). She has published widely in both the academic and practitioner literatures in the areas of work–life balance, change management, supportive work environments, employee wellbeing, the use and impact of office technology, managing the new workforce and supportive management. Most of Linda’s research focuses on using evidence to make the case for change (with respect to work–life, employee well-being, and recruitment/retention issues) in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. Craig Bennell is a Professor of Psychology at Carleton University (Canada) where he teaches courses in forensic and police psychology. He also serves as Director of Carleton’s Police Research Lab. Most of Craig’s research. examines evidence-based policing, with a particular focus on how research can be used to improve police investigations, police training, and police performance under pressure. This research is typically conducted in collaboration with police services.

• 1. Introduction;  2. The Value of SROs: The View from Inside the Ivory Tower;  3. How Do SROs Spend Their Time?;  4. The Value of SROs: Views from Within (High School Students);  5. The Value of SROs: Views from Within (School Administrators);  6. Value of the SRO Program: Views from Inside (School Resource Officers);  7. The Value of the SROs: The View from Above (Staff Sergeants);  8. The Value of SROs: Insider Views from Officer Ride-Alongs;  9. The Value of SROs: Social Return on Investment (SROI);  10. Value of SRO’s: Summary of Key Findings and Conclusions.

The school years are crucial, formative years and students should feel safe. The research of Dr. Duxbury and Dr. Bennell demonstrates that when police officers are dedicated to specific schools, they increase safety and security – through their presence or by providing a quick response to issues. The benefits of having officers dedicated to schools greatly outweigh the associated costs. As a result, this is an essential function for urban police agencies.Chief Adam Palmer, Vancouver Police Department Police services in Canada are constantly under pressure to do more with less, and the only way to effectively meet this significant challenge is to properly and rigorously evaluate the costs and benefits of innovative programs, such as school resource officers. It simply isn’t an option to keep doing things the way they’ve always been done, and from the perspective of a front-line police professional, I certainly appreciate the work that Dr. Duxbury and Dr. Bennell have put into this project. Discussions around the impact of specific police programs should always be evidence-based, and that can only happen when we have the kind of valuable data that is provided by this project.Tom Stamatakis, Canadian Police Association