SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM

San Ramon Police Department’s Youth Services Program has developed over the years to better address the community’s changing juvenile needs and to offer to the youth of our community the opportunity to succeed.

The School Resource Officer (SRO) Program was developed to address juvenile crime and safety concerns in our local schools.

The SRO program places a police officer in the middle and high schools with the goal of creating and maintaining a safe, secure, and orderly learning environment for students, teachers, and staff.  The SRO program reflects the community’s desire to ensure that it’s schools are safe and secure.  SRO’s represent a proactive strategy designed to bring prevention and intervention into the schools.

The San Ramon PD SRO is on campus daily at California High School, Pine Valley Intermediate, Iron Horse Middle School, and Windemere Ranch Middle School. The presence of a uniformed police officer provides a deterrent to criminal activity by discouraging unwanted and undesirable visitors on the school grounds or in the surrounding area.

The SRO provides support and training for school staff on issues of juvenile law, substance abuse, and school safety. He investigates crimes committed by juveniles and is involved in planning and executing several enforcement programs throughout the year, such as juvenile drinking suppression and “Every 15 Minutes” program. The SRO also co-facilitates the TAG and Divine Minds intervention groups at the middle schools in San Ramon and at California High School. In addition, he co-facilitates the Parent Project Program, which is a program for parents of at-risk or difficult to control teenagers.

We have noticed an increase in adolescent alcohol and drug use cases and we attribute this increase to three factors:

• Because of the affluent area, alcohol is very accessible.
• Parents work or are absent and there is too much unsupervised time.
• Younger children tend to be more inquisitive and will experiment.
• There is a parental perception that drinking is a rite of passage and not a serious problem.

The School Resource Officer is a positive role model for many students who are not exposed to such role models in today’s society, and his presence in the school sends a strong message that violence and certain behaviors are not acceptable.

The San Ramon Police Department will be offering
 the next Youth Academy in June 2008.

Click here for more information:

Youth Academy

police@sanramon.ca.gov
2220 Camino Ramon, San Ramon, CA  94583
Business Office: (925) 973-2700
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