Policing the K-12 Public School System
Chapter 1. The Evolution of Policing in K-12 Public Education
John Harrison Watts
Chapter 2. Criminal Procedure and Law within the Context of the Educational Environment
Doshie Piper and Georgen Guerrero
Chapter 3. The School Resource Officer (SRO)
Jiletta Kubena
Chapter 4. Public School District Police Departments
Ron Brown
Policing the College Campus
Chapter 5. Policing the College Campus
J. Eric Coleman
Chapter 6. Risk Assessment at the College Campus
Dorinda L. Dowis and Aaron "Chip" Reese
Chapter 7. Investigating Crime on a College Campus
Paul D. Reynolds and Capt. James Bell
Responding to Crime on Campus
Chapter 8. Active Shooter/Hostile Event (ASHE) Awareness and Response
Tyrone M. Smith, Jr.
Chapter 9. A Review of Campus Shootings
Howard Kurtz
Chapter 10. Concealed Carry on Campus
Ryan Getty
Understanding Crime on Campus
Chapter 11. Explanations of Crime on Campus based on Theory
Jennifer Edwards and Paul D. Reynolds
Chapter 12. Safe Schools are No Accident: Prosocial Development is Key
Deborah Healy and Kristin O'Donnell
Chapter 13. The Future of Policing in Education
Paul D Reynolds
Biography
John Harrison Watts, PhD. Dr. Watts is a Professor of Criminal Justice at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. He has spent over 20 years in higher education with former faculty appointments at Washburn University (Kansas), Cameron University (Oklahoma), and Vernon College (Texas). Prior to teaching, he was a former decorated police detective and criminal investigation division commander with a Master Peace Officer license through the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. He is a graduate of the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas’s Leadership & Command College. His research interests and publications are in policing and law.
This text examines much more than the complex intricacies of policing America's school systems. The chapter on school counseling and mental health touches on an important area of school safety that is oftentimes overlooked.
Gordon Crews, PhD, Chair and Keith A. Ferguson Endowed Professor in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Texas at Rio Grande ValleyDr. Watts provides a complete A to Z reference guide to policing America's schools. The chapter on policing the college campus brings the reader into the management team briefing room where one learns how to effectively combat threats on the college campus.
Matthew Simpson, MLS, Captain, Washburn University Police Department
