The School Resource Officer Program is a collaborative effort by certified law enforcement officers, educators, students, parents, and the community to offer law related educational programs in the schools in an effort to reduce crime, drug abuse, violence, and provide a safe school environment. The National Association of School Resource Officers is made up of over 9,000 law enforcement officers and school personnel from every state in the nation. The focus thus far has been to provide sound training for School Resource Officers, allowing them to better perform their jobs. This has been accomplished in large scale each year at the NASRO Annual conference held in various locations across the country. During the National Conference, SRO's and School Administrators are instructed in topics such as juvenile procedures, classroom techniques, crime prevention topics, gangs, drug and alcohol use, and how to maintain a successful School Based Program, just to name a few.