Precarity and structural racism in Black youth encounters with police

Nordberg, Anne; Twis, Mary K.; Stevens, Mark; Hatcher, Schnavia Smith

doi:10.1007/s10560-018-0540-x

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“…Results are mixed. Studies have found male youth endorse overall more negative views of police, report higher rates of mistreatment by police, and express more fear of police than female youth (Brunson & Miller, ; Nordberg, Twis, Stevens, & Hatcher, ; Taylor et al, ). Yet, other studies have found no differences between the sexes (Griffiths & Winfree, ) or even that female youth hold less favorable views about the trustworthiness and effectiveness of police (Hurst & Frank, ).…”

Section: Situational Features Of Police Contact and Youth's Legal Attmentioning

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An examination of the influence of procedurally just strategies on legal cynicism among urban youth experiencing police contact

Hofer

Womack

Wilson

2019

Journal Community Psychology

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Adolescents experience more police-initiated contacts resulting from relatively minor infractions than any other group, and often these interactions do not result in notable legal consequences. However, such interactions may have long-term consequences for adolescent perceptions of the justice system. Using data from the age 15 wave of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, our study examines associations between situational and process features of police contact and legal cynicism in adolescence, accounting for demographic characteristics, self-reported delinquency, neighborhood context, and stop outcome. Relative to youth who experienced only vicarious police contact, youth who had direct or both direct and vicarious police contact reported higher levels of legal cynicism. Youth perceptions of procedural justice were associated with lower legal cynicism. Situational features of police contact such as harsh language and frisking were related to higher legal cynicism. Directions for future research, including the need for longitudinal research on this topic, are discussed.

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Section: Situational Features Of Police Contact and Youth's Legal Attmentioning

confidence: 97%

An examination of the influence of procedurally just strategies on legal cynicism among urban youth experiencing police contact

Hofer

Womack

Wilson

2019

Journal Community Psychology

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“…College and university public safety policies and investments in policing are an almost entirely ignored aspect of how institutions of higher education shape student mental health. There is frequent student and police interaction around mental health (Bauer- Wolf, 2018;Margolis & Shtull, 2012) and robust evidence indicating that both direct and vicarious contacts with police pose a threat to mental health, especially for People of Color (Devylder et al, 2018;Feldman, 2015;Geller et al, 2014;Nordberg et al, 2016Nordberg et al, , 2018Smith Lee & Robinson, 2019). Specific policing budgets, policies, and practices (e.g., use of military-style armament; Bauman, 2014;McWilliams, 2020) are strikingly absent from guidelines, evidence reviews, and literature on opportunities to enhance student mental health (e.g., Cimini & Rivero, 2018;Jed Foundation, 2019;Kirsch et al, 2014;National Academies of Sciences Engineering & Medicine, 2021).…”

Section: Public Safety Investmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are many avenues through which campus police presence, numbers, and arms shape student mental health. Even in the absence of direct encounters, police can be a source of racialized aggression, arousing fear and psychological distress for Black students and other Students of Color in particular (Jenkins et al, 2020;Mbuba, 2010;Nordberg et al, 2018;Smith et al, 2007;Solorzano et al, 2016). Representative, generalizable research is needed, but this work must recognize racial and gender differences in attitudes toward and experiences with police (Mbuba, 2010;Nordberg et al, 2018).…”

Section: Public Safety Investmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mental Health in College Populations: A Multidisciplinary Review of What Works, Evidence Gaps, and Paths Forward

Abelson

Lipson

Eisenberg

2021

Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research

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The mental health of students has become one of the top concerns in higher education. The number of students reporting distress and seeking services has dramatically increased, and colleges and universities are struggling to address these challenges. A rich and growing body of research documents the scope of the problem and potential interventions to address it, but this literature is scattered across a variety of academic fields. This chapter aims to bring coherence to this large volume of information through a detailed review of programs, services, practices, and policies that influence student mental health. The review is organized around a socioecological framework, considering interventions at the individual, interpersonal, community, institutional, and public policy levels. It highlights strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in the evidence. The chapter concludes with recommendations for enhancing how research and data can inform practice moving forward. A more evidence-informed approach is needed to address the growing challenges of student mental health in higher education.

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“…Many adolescents involved in the juvenile legal system are exposed to other oppressive and systemic disadvantages across social domains before having their first run-in with the legal system. Black kids are also profiled as dangerous by law enforcement officers and are perceived as older and less innocent than White kids (Payne et al 2017;Nordberg et al 2018;Fox-Williams 2019).…”

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Achieving Juvenile Justice through Abolition: A Critical Review of Social Work’s Role in Shaping the Juvenile Legal System and Steps toward Achieving an Antiracist Future

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The first juvenile court was created in 1899 with the help of social workers who conceptualized their actions as progressive. Youth were deemed inculpable for certain actions since, cognitively, their brains were not as developed as those of adults. Thus, separate measures were created to rehabilitate youth who exhibited delinquent and deviant behavior. Over one hundred years later, we have a system that disproportionately arrests, confines, and displaces Black youth. This paper critiques social work’s role in helping develop the first juvenile courts, while highlighting the failures of the current juvenile legal system. We then use P.I.C. abolition as a theoretical framework to offer guidance on how social work can once again assist in the transformation of the juvenile legal system as a means toward achieving true justice.

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Precarity and structural racism in Black youth encounters with police

Cited by 29 publications

References 27 publications

An examination of the influence of procedurally just strategies on legal cynicism among urban youth experiencing police contact

An examination of the influence of procedurally just strategies on legal cynicism among urban youth experiencing police contact

Mental Health in College Populations: A Multidisciplinary Review of What Works, Evidence Gaps, and Paths Forward

Achieving Juvenile Justice through Abolition: A Critical Review of Social Work’s Role in Shaping the Juvenile Legal System and Steps toward Achieving an Antiracist Future

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