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Why are police inside public schools?

  • Written by Aaron Kupchik, Professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice, University of Delaware
imageAre police being asked to do too much?North Charleston, CC BY-SA

Children across the U.S. have now returned to school. Many of these children are going to schools with sworn police officers patrolling the hallways. These officers, usually called school resource officers, are placed in schools across the country to help maintain school safety.

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