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Coauthored article in NASRO's Journal of School Safety. Summer 2019. Featured outcomes of the School Security Measures meeting of researchers in Washington, DC, sponsored by the Spencer Foundation.
Article published in Journal of School Safety. Spring 2019. Also featured in the August issue of COPS Dispatch: https://cops.usdoj.gov/html/dispatch/index.html
Article published in Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, Youth Today. October 2018.
This groundbreaking article appeared in the Spring 2015 issue of the National Association of School Resource Officers' (NASRO's) Journal of School Safety, and was re-printed by the Community Oriented Policing Services Office. Click on the cover to go to the link at COPS Dispatch.
Article appearing in NASRO's Journal of School Safety, Winter 2016 describes what steps school-law enforcement partnerships need to take to strengthen their efforts.
Article in Winter 2017 issue of JOSS. Commentary first appeared in Education Week, written to help those communities considering law enforcement's role in schools by raising important questions to ask. Published by Police Foundation in Fall 2017, and in COPS Dispatch in February 2018.
Coauthored article in Winter issue of JOSS on the lessons learned from cases where violence at school has been averted. Also appeared in Campus Safety Magazine, July 2018, and COPS Dispatch, August 2019.
Article in Summer 2018 issue of JOSS: "How Students Can Help SROs and Others Avert School Violence" features incidents from the Police Foundation's ASV database on how students--often the first to learn about a threat, can play a key role in preventing school violence.
Article published in IACP's Police Chief magazine, September 2016 issue. Describes how one community keeps youth out of justice involvement by doing four things right.
Article published by the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys describes how Rockland County, NY established a co-location center where youth are seen by four different agencies, aided by a uniform consent to release information.
Original article about how the 6 pillars of 21st Century policing apply to youth-focused policing. Appeared in Police Chief magazine, March 2016, published by the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
Article examines how the Task Force on 21st Century Policing identified ways the six pillars apply to youth-focused policing. Click to see condensed version on COPS Dispatch.
Clicking on this thumbnail takes you to both Parts 1 and 2 of the article that describes why School Resources Officers need to document what they do, and ways to track those activities.
Article published in the Forum on Public Policy and served as the basis for a presentation of the same name at the Oxford Roundable in July 2014.
Academic article appearing in the Forum on Public Policy that followed a presentation of the same name at the Oxford Roundtable in March 2009.
Article describes the specific ways that the Cambridge, MA community's Youth Resource Officer program employs the four key strategies needed to divert youth from the justice system.
Snapshot publication prepared for the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative explains the roles of juvenile justice partners in a school safety collaborative.
Snapshot publication prepared for the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative explains how juvenile justice and mental health partners can work together for safer schools and healthier students.
Article written for NASRO's Journal of School Safety, Spring 2011 issue, identifies the 7 strategies that can be used to sustain School Resource Officer programs.
Article in NASRO's Journal of School Safety, Winter 2016, presents how mental health training, which is critical for SROs today, benefits them, and where to get mental health training.
Snapshot publication prepared for the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative explains the roles of law enforcement partners in a school safety collaborative.
Often-cited article appeared in NASRO's Journal of School Safety, Winter 2014. Spells out key components of Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) and other foundational ingredients.
Online article from COPS Dispatch, April 2013, explains what School Resource Officers do each day in their varied and dynamic occupation.
Online article from COPS Dispatch, June 2013, explains how School Resource Officers can share information legally with educators and others to help get youth the help they need.
Article from NASRO's Journal of School Safety, Summer 2015, gives examples of how SRO programs around the country employ strategies to divert youth from the justice system.
Article from NASRO's Journal of School Safety, Spring 2016, describing the four ways that School Resource Officers can work with their juvenile justice counterparts.
SELECTED ARTICLES PUBLISHED BY JOHN ROSIAK
How School-Based Law Enforcement Can Engage in Restorative Practices. Journal of School Safety (publication of the National Association of School Resource Officers). Summer 2021.
How to Make Sound Decisions about School-based Law Enforcement. Journal of School Safety Spring 2021.
School-based Law Enforcement: When School is Online. Journal of School Safety. Winter 2020.
Governing School District Police Departments. Journal of School Safety. Forthcoming, Fall 2020.
Mobile” or “Assigned”? Pros and Cons of Two Different Models of Placing SROs. COPS Dispatch, U.S. Department of Justice, August 2020. https://cops.usdoj.gov/html/dispatch/08-2020/sros.html
Your SRO MOU: A Better Process = A Better MOU. Journal of School Safety. Summer 2020.
“Mobile” or “Assigned”? Pros and Cons of Two Different Models of Deploying SROs. Translational Criminology, George Mason University’s Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy. Spring 2020.
Arming Educators: Insights from the Field. Journal of School Safety. Spring 2020.
Essential Partners for Student Health and Safety: Round Table Discussion with School Nurses and School Resource Officers. Co-authored with Mary Louise Embrey, formerly with the National Association of School Nurses. January 2020.
SROs and School Nurses: Natural Partners. Journal of School Safety. Co-authored with Mary Louise Embrey, formerly with the National Association of School Nurses. Winter 2019.
How SRO Programs Can Benefit from Research. Journal of School Safety . Co-authored with Dr. Timothy Servoss. Summer 2019.
What’s in Your MOU? Journal of School Safety. Spring 2019.
How SRO Programs Can Actually Divert Youth from Pipeline. Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, Youth Today. October 2018.
How Students Can Help SROs and Others Avert School Violence. Co-author. Journal of School Safety. Summer 2018.
Lessons Learned from Averted Acts of Violence in Schools. Co-author. Journal of School Safety. Winter 2017. Also published in Campus Safety Magazine. July 2018.
5 Things to Consider Before Posting Cops in Schools. Journal of School Safety. Winter 2017.
“Do Cops Belong in Schools?” Education Week. October 2017.
Tools SROs Use to Document Their Activities, Parts 1 and 2. Journal of School Safety. Spring and Summer 2017 issues.
Action Steps to Strengthen Your School-Law Enforcement Partnership. Journal of School Safety. Winter 2016.
Forging the Police-School Relationship to Decrease Student Arrests. Police Chief Magazine (publication of the IACP). September 2016.
Pillars of 21st Century Youth-focused Policing. COPS Dispatch. April 2016.
21C Youth-Focused Policing. Co-author. Police Chief Magazine. March 2016.
SRO Programs: Collaborating with Juvenile Justice Partners. Journal of School Safety. Spring 2016.
SROs Share How Mental Health Training Helps Divert Youth from the Justice System. Journal of School Safety. Winter 2016.
How a Model SRO Program Diverts Youth from the Justice System. Journal of School Safety. Fall 2015.
Lessons from the Field: How SRO Programs are Diverting Youth from the Juvenile Justice System. Journal of School Safety. Summer 2015.
How SROs Can Divert Students from the Justice System. COPS Dispatch. May 2015.
How SROs Can Divert Students from the Juvenile Justice System. Journal of School Safety. Spring 2015.
Navigating Information Sharing: The Role of the District Attorney. Lex Quod Ordo, Association of Prosecuting Attorneys. Winter 2015.
Governing Your SRO Programs. Journal of School Safety. Winter 2014.
School Resource Officers: Benefits and Challenges (publication presented at the Oxford Roundtable in July 2014).
School Resource Officers: Steps to effective school-based law enforcement. Co-author. 2013.
Law Enforcement Support for Safe School Environments: A Snapshot from Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiatives. Co-author. 2013.
School Resource Officers Navigating Information Sharing. Co-author. COPS Dispatch. June 2013.
A Day in the Life of a School Resource Officer. COPS Dispatch. April 2013.
Domestic Violence Awareness Program, “Supporting Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: a Facilitator’s Guide to Creating a Coordinated Response in Elementary Schools.” Co-author. Developed for the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund, 2011.
Sustaining the SRO Position in Tough Financial Times, Journal of School Safety. Spring 2011 edition.
Developing Safe Schools Partnerships with Law Enforcement. Forum on Public Policy Online, Journal of the Oxford Roundtable. Spring 2009 edition. (Publication presented at the Oxford Roundtable in 2009.)
Developing Safe Schools Partnerships: Spotlight on Law Enforcement conference poster session/handout.
Developing Safe Schools Partnerships: Spotlight on Juvenile Justice conference poster session/handout.
Developing Safe Schools Partnerships: Spotlight on Juvenile Justice and Mental Health conference poster session/handout.
Building on the Consensus: School Safety is Everyone’s Business. The Journal of School Safety. Winter 2007.