Racing Toward Positive Youth-Police Interactions

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Piquero, AR
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Of the great many public servants, perhaps those with the greatest visibility, discretion, and public scrutiny are the police. More often than not, their actions are in the public eye and constantly under review. When police act in what are perceived to be unjust ways, then the trust between them and the general public becomes fractured and threatens the integrity of the criminal justice system [1]. Aside from the possibility of fractured community-level relationships, individual-level, police-citizen interactions that are viewed as procedurally unjust have the potential to create adverse consequences among members of the public. These interactions form the heart of the public's view of the legitimacy of the police [2]. Individual police stops that take a turn for the worst may generate distress and trauma, which in turn could produce adverse behavioral adaptations [3], as well as a compromised legal socialization process by which persons acquire and form attitudes about the law, legal authorities, and legal institutions.

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Journal of Adolescent Health

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65

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5

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Biomedical and clinical sciences

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Criminology

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Piquero, AR, Racing Toward Positive Youth-Police Interactions, Journal of Adolescent Health, 2019, 65 (5), pp. 579-580

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