SRO CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
100% CORRECT (GRADED A+)
What is Community Policing?
✔✔ A policing philosophy focused on building partnerships and using problem-
solving strategies to address issues proactively.
What are strategic alliances in Community Policing?
✔✔ These involve fostering trust with the community to create effective
partnerships.
What does Empowerment mean?
✔✔ Granting individuals or groups the authority or ability to take action or make
decisions.
What are the Eight P’s of Community Policing?
✔✔ Philosophy, Personalized Policing, Patrols, Permanence, Place, Partnership,
Problem Solving, and Prevention.
What does the SARA Model stand for?
✔✔ Scanning, Analysis, Response, and Assessment — a structured problem-
solving method used in policing.
Where and when was the first School Resource Officer (SRO) placed?
✔✔ In Flint, Michigan, in 1958.
, What is the Triad Concept in school-based policing?
✔✔ A model involving a police officer, a counselor, and an educator working
together to support students.
How is a School Resource Officer (SRO) defined?
✔✔ A law enforcement officer assigned to schools to help prevent crime, build
student relationships, educate on safety, and support community-based justice
efforts.
What are signs of an effective SRO?
✔✔ Being a positive role model, a helpful resource to students and staff, and a
strong connection between the school and law enforcement agency.
What is a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)?
✔✔ A non-binding agreement that outlines cooperation between agencies to
promote a safe and productive school environment.
What should an SRO avoid?
✔✔ Taking on the role of school disciplinarian — their role is safety, not
punishment.
How do search and seizure rules differ for school staff and police?
✔✔ Refer to the New Jersey v. T.L.O. case, which outlines the different legal
standards for school administrators and police officers.
key players in the MOU - ANSWER✔✔Police agency, School District, probation
pardon parole, truancy officer/attendance secretary, department of mental health
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
100% CORRECT (GRADED A+)
What is Community Policing?
✔✔ A policing philosophy focused on building partnerships and using problem-
solving strategies to address issues proactively.
What are strategic alliances in Community Policing?
✔✔ These involve fostering trust with the community to create effective
partnerships.
What does Empowerment mean?
✔✔ Granting individuals or groups the authority or ability to take action or make
decisions.
What are the Eight P’s of Community Policing?
✔✔ Philosophy, Personalized Policing, Patrols, Permanence, Place, Partnership,
Problem Solving, and Prevention.
What does the SARA Model stand for?
✔✔ Scanning, Analysis, Response, and Assessment — a structured problem-
solving method used in policing.
Where and when was the first School Resource Officer (SRO) placed?
✔✔ In Flint, Michigan, in 1958.
, What is the Triad Concept in school-based policing?
✔✔ A model involving a police officer, a counselor, and an educator working
together to support students.
How is a School Resource Officer (SRO) defined?
✔✔ A law enforcement officer assigned to schools to help prevent crime, build
student relationships, educate on safety, and support community-based justice
efforts.
What are signs of an effective SRO?
✔✔ Being a positive role model, a helpful resource to students and staff, and a
strong connection between the school and law enforcement agency.
What is a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)?
✔✔ A non-binding agreement that outlines cooperation between agencies to
promote a safe and productive school environment.
What should an SRO avoid?
✔✔ Taking on the role of school disciplinarian — their role is safety, not
punishment.
How do search and seizure rules differ for school staff and police?
✔✔ Refer to the New Jersey v. T.L.O. case, which outlines the different legal
standards for school administrators and police officers.
key players in the MOU - ANSWER✔✔Police agency, School District, probation
pardon parole, truancy officer/attendance secretary, department of mental health
