School safety agents’ identification of adolescent bullying

•A significant number of SSAs accurately identified actual cases of bullying outlined in the vignettes.•SSAs are about 68 times more likely than not to intervene when identifying a case of cyberbullying.•SSAs are roughly 61 times more likely than not to intervene when identifying a case of social bu...

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Published inChildren and youth services review Vol. 113; p. 104942
Main Author Paez, G.R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2020
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects
Adolescents
Bullying
Decision making
Law enforcement
Multivariate logistic regression
NYPD
Peace
Police
Public schools
Safety
School safety
School safety agents
United States > US
New York City New York
Bullying
NYPD
School safety agents
Multivariate logistic regression
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Summary:•A significant number of SSAs accurately identified actual cases of bullying outlined in the vignettes.•SSAs are about 68 times more likely than not to intervene when identifying a case of cyberbullying.•SSAs are roughly 61 times more likely than not to intervene when identifying a case of social bullying. The literature on law enforcement to enhance school safety, specifically bullying prevention, continues to grow. However, there is scant information on the use of New York City Police Department (NYPD) school safety agents (SSAs) who are peace offers, similar to a police officer, but not equipped with a firearm. This study uses 882 survey responses from another type of law enforcement officer, SSAs, to explore factors that influence perceptions of their role in bullying prevention and decision-making when presented with instances of bullying. Multivariate logistic analyses indicate that SSAs in assigned to New York City public schools who identify instances of bullying are more likely to intervene. The results also highlight areas to enhance a schools’ anti-bullying efforts with the inclusion of police officers.
ISSN:0190-7409
1873-7765
DOI:10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104942