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Youth focus groups show mixed views of school resource officers; Project Resolve urges relationship building
Summary
Project Resolve presented focus‑group results from 57 Riverbank students showing younger students generally hold more positive views of law enforcement while older students are more skeptical; the group recommended more relational SRO engagement and cautioned that sample size limits statistical conclusions.
Kate Trumpeter, a community impact coach and facilitator for Project Resolve, presented results from four focus groups involving 57 K–12 students across Riverbank schools.
Trumpeter said the sample was purposive and not statistically representative; she repeatedly noted limitations such as group dynamics and potential peer pressure. Still, the focus groups showed a pattern: elementary students generally used more positive descriptors for police and SROs while middle and high…
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