How educational institutions can prevent sexual abuses of youth and hold perpetrators accountable
By F. Chris Curran, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Florida The presence of law enforcement in schools – better known as school resource officers – has become increasingly common. These officers, who have full law enforcement powers, are supposed to keep students safe. Earlier this year, however, a former Michigan school resource officer was convicted and sentenced to one year in jail for doing just the opposite. Instead of protecting students from threats, the officer had been sexually preying on female students, using his power as a school police officer to engage in inappropriate and...
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