Categorisation Task

Question 1

He has a sense of humour

Question 2

He wants to find out who of us causes trouble

Question 3

He is just doing his job and checking up on us

Question 4

He is kind and understands young people

Question 5

On the school trip he was quite friendly

Question 6

He knows the area and who lives in it

Question 7

This person is easy to talk to

Question 8

He checks on safety around the school

Question 9

He is quite good at football

Question 10

He is helpful: gives advice about how to solve problems

Question 11

It is nice seeing a familiar face around the area

Question 12

He wants to stop us breaking laws

Question 13

He is interested in us and our lives - he wants to help us

Question 14

He is someone who we can turn to if we need advice

Question 15

It is useful to have him around keeping an eye on things

Question 16

He seems kind and gives good advice

Question 17

He’s always up for talking about football and stuff like that

Question 18

I don’t like him – feels like he’s checking up on us

Question 19

He is quite easy to talk to and seems friendly

Question 20

He educates us about the law and our rights and responsibilities

Question 21

He wants to make sure we are alright and safe

Question 22

I think he is looking for information about people who break the law

Question 23

You can go to him and he’ll listen if you have problems – like being bullied

Question 24

He listens and he tells you stuff that can be helpful

Question 25

I don’t know if I can trust him because he asks too many questions

Question 26

He is concerned with investigating crime that happens in school

Question 27

I just don’t trust him – he’s just saying how good the police are and sometimes they are, but sometimes they’re not

Question 28

He is someone you could speak with quite easily

Question 29

I put the school police officer into this group because he looks after law and order in and around schools

Question 30

I put him here because he’s giving you particular, confidential advice

Question 31

The school police officer is someone we are supposed to come to with our problems, but hardly ever do

Question 32

Enjoys working with young people

Question 33

The School Police Officer has lots of interesting things he can tell you (because he has seen young people doing all sorts of stuff)

Question 34

His job is to stop people breaking the law

Question 35

He knows the area well and looks after it

Question 36

He can be helpful if you need some advice

Question 37

He is quite easy-going and friendly

Question 38

He knows all about the law

Question 39

He makes you feel safe as you go about the local area

Question 40

He knows the neighbourhood pretty well and looks after it

Question 41

He’s not the sort of policeman who thinks young people are always causing trouble

Question 42

He has some helpful advice about growing up in a place like this

Question 43

He knows all about the rules and regulations and enforces them

Question 44

He seems to understand young people

Question 45

His job is to educate us

Question 46

He’s always nosy asking us what we have been up to

Question 47

He looks after the school’s buildings and provides security