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www.officer.com MAY 2017 LAW ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY 11 Wong says the SRO must be able to communicate with students in a way that they will listen and retain information and cites his firsthand experience with the positive impact police can make with a troubled stu- dent. "After building respect and trust between myself and a student, they changed their attitude and made better decisions," he says. With that positive impact he was able to effectively relay information to the student regarding a dual credit program partnered with the local community college. As a result the student is now excelling in both high school and college courses. Officers in the LISD police department will oftentimes extend their help to students in non-police matters, too. Scrifes says police- men will counsel teens in crisis who may just need to speak with an adult. The longevity of the LISD police department, which has been in existence since 1990, has helped community relations as well. " We have officers that have been with the department since the beginning," says Scrifes. The respected relationships and the generations of officers makes their department stand out. "I have people in the community all the time ask me about a certain officer they remember from high school and they Mobile PD app allows citizens and police to remain connected at all times. to Patrol