SRO Mission Statement
Through education and enforcement and by cooperative efforts
with the school staff, the students, the parents, the courts, and
the communities social service organizations, the S.R.O. program
strives to assist the schools with providing a safe school
environment. We strive to hold juveniles responsible for their
actions and prevent individual problems from developing into
patterns of delinquency.
Day-in-the-Life of a BPD School Resource
Officer
Program objectives:
-Prevention of crime or delinquent behavior by
juveniles in their assignee areas.
-Protection of children against molestation,
involvement with older law violators, and their harmful
influences
-friendly contact between the police department and
the youth of the city of Boise.
-Assistance and realistic information during times
of stress and crisis
-Education of young people regarding the role of
laws and courts, and police society.
-Investigation of cases involving juveniles and use
of effective alternatives to court, whenever possible.
History Of the S.R.O. program In
Boise
In 1970, officers from the Boise Police Department met with
representatives of the Boise Independent School District. Together
they designed the SRO program. Federal funds were obtained through
grants to operate the pilot project for one year. Officers were
placed in three of the cities junior high schools.
After one year of operation, it was decided to expand the
program to all six junior high schools. Independent polls and
studies indicated strong support for the school resource officers
by the students, their parents, school staff, community service
organizations and the juvenile court system. Other divisions of the
police department reported an improvement in the behavior of
juveniles in the pilot areas.
In 1976, the department again broadened the scope of the program
to include the three senior high schools. 1977 brought an
opportunity for further expansion and innovation in the SRO
program. Federal grants provided funding for SROs in the elementary
schools, bringing the total number of school resource officers to
fifteen.
Today School Resource Officers can be found in schools across
the valley providing assistance to staff, students, parents, and
the community.
S.R.O. Officers
School Resource Officers are all seasoned police officers and
have been selected because of their ability to work effectively
with different types of people, especially young people. Their
salaries and equipment are supplied by the police department.
Offices and other school facilities are supplied by the school
district. Each officer is responsible primarily to his police
supervisor and secondarily to the principal of the school to which
he is assigned. His time is divided between educational efforts
in the schools, case investigations, court appearances,
police training and liason work with other community service
organizations.
To find out who your School Resource Officer is you can call
570-6442 or contact Sgt.Danielle Young
570-6441.