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„ FelonyFelony ArrestsArrests 328328 „ MisdemeanorMisdemeanor ArrestsArrests 443443 „ JuvenileJuvenile CivilCivil CitationsCitations 176176 „ FirearmFirearm RelatedRelated IncidentsIncidents 1717 „ WeaponWeapon RelatedRelated IncidentsIncidents 9393 20062006 –– 20072007 FirearmFirearm RelatedRelated IncidentsIncidents inin ourour SchoolsSchools

17 Incidents

„ Douglas Anderson School of the Arts 1 „ Edward H. White 3 „ Englewood High School 1 „ First Coast High School 2 „ Frank Peterson Academy 1 „ Ft. Caroline Middle School 1 „ HighlHighlandsands Middle School 1 „ Mandarin High School 1 „ Matthew Gilbert Middle School 1 „ Raines High School 1 „ Ramona Elementary School 1 „ Ribault Middle School 1 „ Twin Lakes Elementary School 1 „ Wolfson High School 1

Total 17 20072007 –– 20082008 FirearmFirearm RelatedRelated IncidentsIncidents inin OurOur SchoolsSchools

14 Incidents „ Raines High School 1 „ Sandalwood High School 1 „ Terry Parker High School 1 „ Andrew Jackson High School 2 „ Ed White High School 2 „ Robert E. Lee High School 2 „ First Coast High School 1 „ Forrest High School 3 „ Ribault High School 1

Total 14 20072007--20082008 FirearmFirearm RelatedRelated IncidentsIncidents InIn OurOur SchoolsSchools

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„ EarlyEarly interventionintervention structuresstructures areare dramaticallydramatically absentabsent inin JacksonvilleJacksonville

„ OffendersOffenders areare moremore abruptlyabruptly violentviolent earlierearlier inin ““criminalcriminal careercareer””

„ 20052005--20062006 2,0082,008 JuvenileJuvenile offendersoffenders arrested;arrested; 1,2171,217 ofof thesethese werewere firstfirst arrestsarrests forfor violentviolent crimescrimes (60.1(60.1 %)%) WhyWhy EarlyEarly ViolenceViolence MattersMatters % of Jacksonville Juveniles Who Witnessed Violence * Random Sample Subsequently Arrested

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ProjectProject SafeSafe StudentsStudents inin SchoolsSchools MissionMission StatementStatement

SafetySafety isis aa fundamentalfundamental partpart ofof ourour educationaleducational systemsystem

ProvidingProviding safesafe schoolsschools ensuresensures learninglearning andand teachingteaching withinwithin anan environmentenvironment thatthat fostersfosters responsibility,responsibility, respectrespect andand academicacademic excellenceexcellence ObjectiveObjective

To establish a pro-active and consistent method of assessing students who have been identified through defined behavioral parameters GoalsGoals

„ ProvideProvide aa safesafe andand securesecure learninglearning environmentenvironment wherewhere teachersteachers cancan teachteach andand studentsstudents cancan learnlearn „ ProvideProvide prompt,prompt, intensive,intensive, individualizedindividualized andand effectiveeffective interventionintervention strategiesstrategies toto ““BreakBreak thethe CycleCycle”” ofof unacceptableunacceptable behaviorbehavior ((SROsSROs dodo notnot discipline)discipline) „ FocusFocus onon reducingreducing violence,violence, thethe threatthreat ofof violence,violence, andand thethe fearfear ofof violenceviolence inin schoolsschools FactsFacts

„ ClassroomClassroom disciplinediscipline isis aa responsibilityresponsibility ofof teacher/schoolteacher/school administrationadministration „ ClassroomClassroom disciplinediscipline issuesissues addressedaddressed viavia lowerlower levellevel studentstudent codecode ofof conductconduct violationsviolations „ SROSRO isis responsibleresponsible forfor behaviorbehavior beyondbeyond ordinaryordinary classroomclassroom disciplinediscipline issuesissues SROsSROs inin thethe SchoolsSchools

„ The Jacksonville SSheriffheriff’s Office has 48 SROs in Duval County Middle Schools & High Schools

„ Currently –18 High Schools –25 Middle Schools –1 Middle/High School –2 Alternative School

„ Each school has one SRO assigned (with the exception of Sandalwood and Mandarin High Schools, which have two each.) WellWell TrainedTrained SROsSROs „ SROs & SRO Sergeants have been certified through an extensive 40-hour basic SRO training course (Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute)

„ 40 Hour Crisis Intervention TraininTrainingg

„ Every year, the SROs attend a minimum of an additional 32 hours of training TrainingTraining Includes:Includes:

„ Administration & Orientation „ SRO Programs/Models/Philosophies „ Legal Aspect „ Education „ Exceptional Students „ Counseling/Interview Techniques „ Substance Abuse „ Personal Crisis Identification & Intervention „ Emergency Management „ Gang Identification and Intervention „ Mentoring Programs „ Student Option for Success Program (SOS) „ Availability of Social Service Resources SROSRO SchoolSchool ManagementManagement

„ “Project Safe Students in Schools” is an effective tool to help the SROs manage their individual campuses to ensure they are as safe and conducive to learning as possible

„ The JSO and the DCPS have an obligation and commitment to ensure that is a reality ProjectProject AdmissionAdmission CriteriaCriteria

„ AnyAny studentstudent withwith aa minimumminimum ofof 55 totaltotal pointspoints throughthrough anyany combinationcombination ofof referralsreferrals (specified(specified SIMSSIMS LevelLevel II,II, andand allall LevelLevel IIIIII andand IV)IV) andand interactioninteraction withwith JSOJSO officersofficers

„ TotalTotal pointspoints willwill bebe retainedretained forfor aa 3030 dayday timetime period.period. ViolationsViolations (other(other thanthan arrests)arrests) olderolder thanthan 3030 daysdays willwill notnot bebe includedincluded inin thethe calculationcalculation TotalTotal NumberNumber ofof StudentsStudents AdmittedAdmitted

„ Maximum of 5 students on the SRO’s Project Safe Students in Schools Intervention Log sheet each month

„ The SRO will meet each stustudentdent a minimum of 3 times within 30 days (the meetings will be logged and tracked)

„ The parents of these students will receive phone ccallsalls & letters advising them that their child has been identified and admitted in the Project Safe Students in Schools Early Intervention Program

„ The parents will be ENCOURAGED to ccontactontact the SSRORO with any questions

„ Parents may refuse the initiated contacts by the SRO

„ A brochure explaining “Project Safe Students in SSchools"chools" will be mailed to all parents when their child is entered into the program RetentionRetention ofof RecordsRecords

„ JSO will retain all student data provided by DCPS at the Police Memorial Building in accordance with public records laws and JSO record retention procedures

„ SROs/Guidance Counselors will receive their copy of students admitted to the program (marked, “do not duplicate”) and will be required to destroy the old Intervention Log Sheet when the new Intervention Log is distributed ManagementManagement ofof SIMSSIMS DataData

„ J.S.O.J.S.O. CrimeCrime AnalysisAnalysis UnitUnit willwill processprocess thethe downloaddownload fromfrom DCPS,DCPS, mergemerge withwith JSOJSO contacts,contacts, andand createcreate thethe InterventionIntervention LogLog SheetSheet forfor eacheach schoolschool RankingRanking OffensesOffenses

CategoriesCategories ScoreScore

Specified SIMS Level II 1 All SIMS Level III 2 All SIMS Level IV 3 Juvenile Civil Citation (Curfew, Drug and Teen Court) 4 JSO Truancy Contact 5 JSO Arrest Civil 6 JSO Arrest County 7 JSO Arrest Circuit 8 JSO Arrest Federal 9 SpecifiedSpecified StudentStudent CodeCode ofof ConductConduct ViolationsViolations

„ 2.03 - Simple Battery upon Students „ 2.05 - Fighting (mutual combat, mutual altercation) „ 2.06 - Vandalism „ 2.07 - Stealing or Use of Counterfeit Bills „ 2.08 - Possession of Stolen Property „ 2.09 - Threats of Extortion „ 2.10 - Trespassing „ 2.11 - Possession of Fireworks, Firecrackers, Smoke Bombs, or other Similar Items „ 2.14 - Sexual Harassment „ 2.16 - Directing Obscene, Profane, or Offensive Language, or Gestures to School District Employee or Agent „ 2.18 - Simple Assault on School District Employee or Agent „ 2.19 - Multiple Class II Offenses „ 2.21 - Possession of Firearm Facsimiles „ 2.30 - Bullying

** 14 of 26 SIMS (54%) LeveLevell II VioViolationslations Used AdvantagesAdvantages ofof Program:Program:

„ Early,Early, effectiveeffective interventionintervention withwith studentsstudents makingmaking badbad decisions;decisions; InterventionIntervention isis positivepositive andand supportivesupportive „ ReducingReducing classroomclassroom disruptions;disruptions; safersafer learninglearning environmentenvironment „ MotivatingMotivating studentsstudents toto higherhigher achievementachievement SchoolSchool ResourceResource OfficerOfficer // GuidanceGuidance CounselorCounselor

SROSRO willwill meetmeet withwith thethe studentstudent threethree timestimes aa monthmonth and:and: – Coordinate with the School’s Guidance Counselor to link student (and family) to available services/resources – Mentor the student towards improving performance and conduct – Document meetings in a JSO web-based program LinkagesLinkages andand ReferralsReferrals

TheThe JacksonvilleJacksonville SheriffSheriff’’ss OfficeOffice willwill workwork withwith thethe DuvalDuval CountyCounty PublicPublic SchoolSchool systemsystem toto developdevelop aa comprehensivecomprehensive listlist ofof servicesservices availableavailable inin thethe community,community, forfor childrenchildren andand theirtheir parentsparents whowho wishwish toto taketake advantageadvantage ofof themthem ResourcesResources andand SupportSupport

S.O.S. United Way P.A.L.

Jax Children’s Boys and Commission Girls Club Child Parent Communities Guidance In Schools Counselor

Empowered ZIP Parents Counselor S.R.O.

*List not all Inclusive Mentoring Resources

Jacksonville Children’s Commission

United Way/Full Service Schools

Communities In Schools

P.A.L. (Police Athletic League)

Y.C.C. (Youth Crisis Center)

*List not all Inclusive ProjectProject SafeSafe StudentsStudents inin SchoolsSchools (Information)(Information)

„ EducatiEducationalonal information on JSO and DCPS websites

„ EducatiEducationalonal materials for parents regarding availavailableable resources

„ Phone calls/letters to parents

„ SRO/Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences

„ Project Safe Students in SSchoolschools information will be incincludedluded in the Student Code of Conduct Handbook (School Board) for School Year CaseCase StudyStudy TopTop 55 ConferencesConferences 8/1/20038/1/2003 –– 1/31/20041/31/2004

„ Student Conferences 1, 082 79.21% „ Faculty Conferences 157 11.49% „ Parent Conferences 91 6.66% „ Truancy Follow Up 12 0.88% „ Outside Referral 9 0.66% „ Home Visit 8 0.59%

2004 Data CaseCase StudyStudy DCAMSDCAMS vs.vs. ReferralsReferrals 800 8/1/20038/1/2003 –– 1/31/20041/31/2004 700

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SIMS Referrals SRO DCAMS Case Study Student Conduct Violations 2003-2004

Year Total violations Total school Violations per Elementary school Middle school High school population 1,000 students violations violations violations

1992-93 1,144 80 480 584

1993-94 1,218 119,404 10.2 74 533 611

1994-95 1,235 121,255 10.2 81 534 620

1995-96 1,751 123,426 14.2 154 810 787

1996-97 1,791 125,685 14.2 136 944 711

1997-98 1,820 126,696 14.4 71 553 1,196

1998-99 1,971 127,235 15.5 189 983 799

1999-00 2,044 125,453 16.3 252 922 870

2000-01 2,284 124,339 18.4 218 1,186 880

2001-02 2,624 126,695 20.7 364 1,345 915

2002-03 2,531 128,452 19.7 301 1,219 1,011

2003-04 1,772 127,965 13.8 220 777 775

2004-05 2,750 127,469 21.6 265 1,388 1,097

2005-06 3,236 129,800 24.9 362 1,613 1,261 Case Study Student Conduct Violations 2003-2004 CaseCase StudyStudy DCPSDCPS StudentStudent

„ 20022002--20032003 DCPSDCPS MiddleMiddle SchoolSchool 77th GradeGrade student,student, goodgood attendanceattendance

„ 20032003--20042004 JacksonvilleJacksonville AlternativeAlternative SchoolSchool 0606--2121--2004,2004, attendedattended 1414 daysdays andand quitquit

„ 20042004--20052005 TotallyTotally withdrewwithdrew fromfrom schoolschool MURDER: In the Summer of 2005, DCPS Student and two associates kidnapped a woman from the Arlington area, bound and gagged her, drove her to another part of Arlington where they shot her and stole her vehicle MARSMARS vs.vs. ProjectProject SafeSafe StudentsStudents inin SchoolsSchools

MARS Project Safe Students in Schools

„ Parental Notification optional „ Parental Notification mandatory „ Data; Intervention Log Sheet is destroyed monthly by SRO, and stored „ Data; List kept by SRO in schools destroyed monthly by SRO, and stored data according to Public Records „ Specified SIMS Level II (14 of 26 „ All SIMS Level I - IV calculated violations used for calculation) „ All SIMS LevLevelel III & IV aandnd JSO „ Removed “Offender List” and any Contacts/Arrests used for calculation terms which might label a student terms which might label a student „ MaximMaximumum of 5 students on Intervention Log Sheet (ILS) each month „ Training enhanced for SRO focused on services and intervention „ Guidance Counselor engaged „ Project Safe Students in Schools ininformationformation provided iinn Student Code of Conduct Manual „ PamphlePamphlet/lettert/letter to send home explaining program FollowFollow--upup && ReviewReview

„ Project Safe Students in Schools is an EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM aimed at helping students who are making poor decisions

„ The program is not criminal in nature

„ None of the records associated with PSSS become permanent records of any student and will not adversely affect the student in any way, shape, form, or manner and will destroyed in accordance with public records laws MARSMARS DataData

Leading Offenses * Top 5 "Offenders" * MARS, Fall 2003

1,400 1,166 1,200 1,000 800 600 356 400 297 240 144 91 200 12 0 Drugs Follow Fighting class Profanity Failure to Failure Tardiness* Disruption in Disruption Disobedience MARSMARS DataData

MARS Incidents Versus Arrests, Fall 2003

3130 3500 3000 2500 2000 1,082 1500 1000 500 157 91 12987133 0 Num ber Incidents of Check Faculty Referral Top 5 Top MARS Warrant Truancy Followup Parent Incidents Student A rrests of Home Visit Conference Conference MARS Incident Type PreviousPrevious ConcernsConcerns

MARS Top 5 "Offenders" by Race, Fall 2003

Other 6%

White 29%

Black 65% JuvenilesJuveniles ArrestedArrested byby RaceRace 20032003 andand 20062006 JuvenilesJuveniles ArrestedArrested forfor PropertyProperty CrimesCrimes byby RaceRace 20032003 andand 20062006 JuvenilesJuveniles ArrestedArrested forfor ViolentViolent CrimesCrimes byby RaceRace 20032003 andand 20062006 JuvenilesJuveniles ArrestedArrested forfor GunGun RelatedRelated CrimeCrime byby RaceRace 20032003 andand 20062006 JuvenileJuvenile GunGun ShotShot VictimsVictims byby RaceRace 20032003 andand 20062006 ProjectProject SafeSafe StudentsStudents inin SchoolsSchools

„ AllAll thethe mechanismsmechanisms areare inin placeplace – SIMS data set (DCPS) – Crime Analysis Unit (JSO) – School Resource Officers (JSO) – Social Service Resources

„ HistoryHistory indicatesindicates thatthat programprogram waswas successfulsuccessful

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