Lateral School Resource Officer

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: These duties are not inclusive of all duties, and as such, this position may perform other duties as assigned. A School Resource Officer is a career Law Enforcement Officer, with sworn authority, deployed in community-oriented policing, and assigned by the employing police agency to work in collaboration with schools and community-based organizations: A. To address crime and disorder problems, violence, and drug activities affecting or occurring in or around schools. B. To develop or expand crime prevention efforts for students. C. To educate likely school-age victims in crime prevention and safety. D. To assist in the identification of physical changes in the environment that may reduce crime in or around school; and E. To assist in developing school policy that addresses crime and to recommend procedural changes.