Advanced SRO - O'Fallon, IL
Host Agency: ILSROA Training Site Location: O'Fallon Public Safety Building 285 N 7 Hills Road O'Fallon, IL 62269
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse by School Resource Officers
For many years, the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) has recommended the careful selection of law enforcement officers for SRO assignments. NASRO recommends that communities seek experienced officers who have exemplary employment records and proven success working with children, for example, as youth group leaders or athletic coaches. The statistics above demonstrate, however, that it is not always possible to screen out applicants who will commit sex crimes.
Associate Attorney General and Assistant Secretary for Health to speak on child exploitation at Reno conference
Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward Jr. and Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Admiral Brian Christine will open the 36th annual National School Safety Conference, June 29 – July 2, in Reno, Nevada.