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Why school police officers may not be the most effective way to prevent violence

  • Written by Monic Behnken, Associate Dean, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Iowa State University
imageResearch shows school police officers may subconsciously make students feel less safe.Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

In 1975, only 1% of public schools had their own police officers. Today, 44% do. A large reason for the increase is the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which led to the creation of the federal Community...

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