Law Enforcement Resources
Ed. Art. §7-1502(g)(8) directs the Maryland Center for School Safety to utilize and update an existing clearinghouse of law enforcement resources that are available to support school safety to ensure that it includes information regarding the purpose and process for accessing available funding.
Resources & Support
The following resources are intended to supplement information in support of a comprehensive approach to school safety.
School Resource Officers and Violence Prevention: Best Practices
This resource offers help to school resource officers (SROs) and other law enforcement officers (LEOs) working in kindergarten through 12th-grade educational settings. Part one addresses considerations in establishing such a partnership, including potential challenges. Part two focuses on targeted violence prevention strategies.
Violence Prevention in Schools
This guide from the FBI, contains practical advice gathered from experienced school resource officers on how law enforcement, school and districts can work together to keep schools safe.
Violence Prevention in Schools Guide
The COPS Office
The COPS Office supports safe schools by providing grant funds, technical assistance, and resources to help deploy school resource officers (SROs). Learn more about SROs and all of our projects and resources that support school safety.
School Resource Officers, School Law Enforcement Units, and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Guidance
This guidance document consists of thirty-seven commonly asked questions about schools and school districts’ responsibilities under FERPA relating to disclosures of student information to school resource officers (SROs), law enforcement units, and others, and seeks to explain and clarify how FERPA protects student privacy while ensuring the health and safety of students and others in the school community.
National Association of School Resource Officers
NASRO is dedicated to making schools and children safer by providing the highest quality training to school-based law enforcement officers.
The Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety
The Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety (VCSCS), located within the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, focuses on improving and enhancing safety by addressing topics that affect Virginia law enforcement, schools, and institutions of higher education. The VCSCS is a resource and training center for information and research about national and statewide safety efforts and initiatives in K-12 schools and institutions of higher education.