Purpose School resource officers (SROs) have become commonplace in schools across the USA. Although their visibility may allow them to function as capable guardians, little research has examined their impact on less serious but more common forms of school violence, like bullying. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the presence, quantity and roles of SROs and the frequency of bullying. Design/methodology/approach Data come from the nationally representative 2006 School Survey on Crime and Safety. The relationship between SROs and bullying, controlling for other guardians, motivated offenders and school characteristics, was assessed using ordered logistic regression. Separate models were estimated for middle and high schools. Findings There was no association between the presence, quantity or role of SROs and bullying in middle or high schools; however, teacher training was associated with less frequent bullying, especially in middle schools, and the presence of motivated offenders was associated with more frequent bullying. Research limitations/implications Whether SROs reduce school violence is contested; this study found no association between SROs and bullying, a less serious but more common form of school violence. Future research should consider the roles of SROs in schools and the credibility of capable guardians. Practical implications The results caution against continuing to divert educational and social service resources to law enforcement in schools. Continued training for teachers may provide more effective guardianship against bullying. Originality/value This paper contributes to the developing literature on the effect of SROs on less serious but more common forms of school violence, like bullying.

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走廊的守护者？学校资源官员和欺凌

目的学校资源官员（SRO）在美国各地的学校中已很普遍。尽管他们的知名度可以使他们充当有能力的监护人，但很少有研究检查它们对不太严重但更常见的学校暴力形式（例如欺凌）的影响。本文的目的是研究SRO的存在，数量和作用与欺凌频率之间的关系。设计/方法/方法数据来自具有全国代表性的2006年犯罪与安全学校调查。使用有序逻辑回归评估了SRO与欺凌之间的关系，控制了其他监护人，上进犯人和学校特征。估计了初中和高中的单独模型。结果发现存在之间没有关联，SRO的数量或作用以及在中学或高中的欺凌行为；但是，教师培训与较少的欺凌行为有关，尤其是在中学，而积极进犯的存在则与较高的欺凌行为有关。研究的局限性/意义SRO是否减少了学校暴力的争议；这项研究没有发现SRO与欺凌之间的关联，欺凌程度较轻，但较为常见。未来的研究应考虑SRO在学校中的作用以及有能力的监护人的信誉。实际意义该结果警告不要继续将教育和社会服务资源转移到学校的执法中。继续对教师进行培训可能会提供更有效的监护，以防止受到欺凌。