The use of force by school resource officers is usually a source of controversy: addressing it remains a quandary. See this recent article on the Kissimee HS case in which an officer body-slammed a 16 year old female student:
https://t.co/9u8DEOqx8v
Why do we keep expecting police to do the work of mental health professionals? There's never a good reason to OC spray a handcuffed 9 year old but when that's what you've been trained to do...
Police pepper spray 9-year-old girl in New York https://t.co/ekbGCXw8Qd via @nbcnews
Why We Need Consistent Training Standards for Police / Youth Interactions by Strategies for Youth - Police & Youth • A podcast on Anchor https://t.co/aARYJlyRNJ
As we learned in our 2019 study, while the country has invested nearly $2B in SROs since 1999, the majority of states lack any training standards to ensure these officers are equipped to effectively interact with young people. https://t.co/LN4s3a12yD