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  • Police misconduct, including intrusive behaviors and racial slurs, significantly impacts minority youth.
  • Understanding the specific psychological ramifications of racial slurs by law enforcement is crucial for adolescent well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between police use of racial slurs and posttraumatic stress (PTS) in minority youth.
  • To investigate whether other intrusive police behaviors exacerbate this link and if perceptions of injustice mediate it.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N=785).
  • Employed statistical analyses to assess the association between police racial slurs, other intrusive behaviors, and PTS.
  • Tested for mediation by perceived procedural injustice.

Main Results:

  • Hearing a police officer use a racial slur was positively associated with PTS, independent of other intrusive policing behaviors.
  • Intrusive policing and racial slurs often co-occurred and were both linked to PTS.
  • Perceived procedural injustice partially mediated the relationship between hearing racial slurs and PTS.

Conclusions:

  • Police use of racial slurs poses a significant risk for developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in minority adolescents.
  • Racial slurs by police can erode perceptions of justice and fairness, contributing to psychological harm.
  • Healthcare providers should inquire about the nature of police encounters, including racial animus, during mental health screenings.