Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; Research Objectives; Background; Using SROI Methodologies to Evaluate the Peel Regional Police's SROs; Road Map to the Research and the Book; Chapter 2: The Value of SROs: The View from Inside the Ivory Tower; Key Learnings; Academic Research on SRO Programs; The Relationship between School Violence and Academic Achievement; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 3: How Do SROs Spend Their Time?; Key Learnings; Identification of Activities Undertaken by SROs; Classification of Activities
Measurement of ActivitiesKey Findings: Activity Data; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 4: The Value of SROs: Views from Within (High School Students); Key Learnings; The Student Interviews; The Student Survey; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 5: The Value of SROs: Views from Within (School Administrators); Key Learnings; Administrators' Views of Their Schools; Safety Concerns; Interactions between School Administrators and SROs; Most Important Activities Undertaken by SRO: Administrators' Perspectives; Impact of SRO on Key Administrator Outcomes; View of the SRO Program
Duties of the SROAttributes of a Great SRO Officer; Most Important Activities Undertaken by the SRO; Interactions between SROs and Officers in Other Units; Collaboration between SROs and Officers in Other Units; Impact of the SRO Program; Evaluation of the SRO Program; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 8: The Value of SROs: Insider Views from Officer Ride-Alongs; Key Learnings; Ethnographic Research; Examples of how SROs Add Value; Stories of Value Creation by SROs; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 9: The Value of SROs: Social Return on Investment (SROI); Key Learnings
Establishment of an Advisory Board to Guide the ResearchStep One: Establishing Scope; Step Two: Identifying Inputs -- Activities Performed by the SRO; Step Three: Identifying Desired Outcomes and Outputs; Step Four: Establishing Impact through Data Collection; Step Five: Evidencing the Outcomes and Giving Them Value; Step Six: Reporting on the Value of SROs -- Social Return on Investment (SROI); Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 10: The Value of SROs: Summary of Key Findings and Conclusions; Activity Data: What Do SROs Do During the Day?; The Value of the SRO Program; Appendix A; References
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And ConclusionsChapter 6: The Value of SROs: Views from Within (School Resource Officers); Key Learnings; SROs' Perceptions of the Schools in the Study; Skills and Training Required for Effective Performance of the SRO Role; Challenges and Rewards of Working as an SRO; Collaboration between SROs and Key Stakeholders; Most Important Activities Undertaken by SROs: The SROs' Perspectives; Value Delivered by the SRO Program; Evaluation of the SRO: The View from Within; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 7: The Value of SROs: Views from Above (Staff Sergeants); Key Learnings
