2022
DOI: 10.1037/vio0000437
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Trauma exposure and trauma symptoms as predictors of police perceptions in Latinx youths.

Abstract: Objective: The Latinx immigrant youth population composes nearly a quarter of all children in the U.S. and are a high-risk group for police encounters. Based on perceptions of Latinxs as criminals, increased enforcement actions against Latinxs in the U.S., and failures of policing and police brutality in immigrants’ home countries, we expected that immigrants who reported increased trauma exposure and symptoms would have more negative perceptions of police. Method: This study utilized data from 107 recently im… Show more

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“…A somewhat different perspective emerges from Venta et al’s (2022) article entitled, “Trauma Exposure and Trauma Symptoms as Predictors of Police Perceptions in Latinx Youths.” They describe findings from a cross-sectional survey of 100 recently immigrated Latinx youth. As predicted, greater trauma symptoms were associated with more negative perceptions of the police.…”
Section: Overview Of the Articlesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A somewhat different perspective emerges from Venta et al’s (2022) article entitled, “Trauma Exposure and Trauma Symptoms as Predictors of Police Perceptions in Latinx Youths.” They describe findings from a cross-sectional survey of 100 recently immigrated Latinx youth. As predicted, greater trauma symptoms were associated with more negative perceptions of the police.…”
Section: Overview Of the Articlesmentioning
confidence: 99%