Survey of Major Cities Chiefs Association Members
The Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCC) and The Council of State Governments Justice Center surveyed MCC members in August 2013 to better understand school-based officers’ responsibilities, practices, concerns, and barriers to successful program implementation, as part of the School Discipline Consensus Project. The results provide insights into how MCC members perceive the role of school resource officers (SROs), selection, training, supervision, and other issues related to police in schools.
Counties have increasingly prioritized addressing and eliminating inequities in the criminal justice and behavioral health systems in recent years. But these pervasive inequities can be complex to understand and overwhelming to counties that are just starting to confront them.
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