Evaluating a model program for improving law enforcement officers’ perceptions of and interactions with youth in a diverse urban setting

Negative and, at times, violent encounters between police and youth have received increasing attention in recent years, leading to calls for more targeted training of law enforcement. In Pennsylvania, legal stakeholders collaborated to create a manualized curriculum training designed to educate law...

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Authors: Burke, Stephanie C. (Author) ; McPhee, Jeanne (Author) ; Anjaria, Nivedita (Author) ; DeYoung, Lena (Author) ; NeMoyer, Amanda (Author) ; Perkins, Emily (Author) ; Kina, Florinda (Author) ; Parker, Lea E. (Author) ; April, Keisha (Author) ; McKitten, Rhonda (Author) ; Goldstein, Naomi E.S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2026
In: Psychology, crime & law
Year: 2026, Volume: 32, Issue: 1, Pages: 253-276
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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