School-Based Partnerships: A Problem-Solving Strategy

摘要

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) funded the School-Based Partnerships (SBP) grant program for the purpose of partnering law enforcement agencies with schools to address crime and disorder problems in and around middle and high schools. In Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, the COPS Office awarded 275 law enforcement agencies more than $30 million to partner with school entities to address crime and disorder in and around schools. These law enforcement agencies were required to attend training in problem-analysis and problem-solving methods, specifically the SARA model,SC to better understand the causes of identified problems, apply analysis-driven responses, and evaluate their efforts. The COPS Office funded Justice & Security Strategies, Inc. (formerly 21st Century Solutions, Inc.) to conduct an assessment of the SBP grant program. Dr. Craig D. Uchida, President of Justice & Security Strategies, and his staff, along with consultants from Michigan State University, George Mason University, and Arizona State University West, reviewed the SBP program through surveys and case studies, provided technical assistance, and conducted quasi-experiments in five jurisdictions. The information in this document was gathered from the findings of this assessment, grantee testimonies, progress reports, and COPS staff reports. This report focuses on three SBP sites and their use of the SARA problem-solving process to address specific issues in their schools: students and teachers feeling threatened, illegal drug sales, and truancy.