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Police Avoidance Among Black Youth
Dylan B Jackson1, Rebecca L Fix2, Alexander Testa3
1Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health (DB Jackson, T Mendelson), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.
Academic Pediatrics
|October 20, 2024
Summary
Black youth experiencing police violence may avoid police contact. Factors like LGBQ identity, lower safety perceptions, negative police attitudes, and delinquent behaviors increase this avoidance. This study explores these crucial connections.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Criminology
- Sociology
Background:
- Police violence disproportionately affects youth of color, especially Black youth.
- Disparities may lead Black youth to engage in police avoidance.
- Limited research exists on factors influencing police avoidance among Black youth.
Purpose of the Study:
- This study is the first to investigate factors underpinning police avoidance among Black youth.
- To understand the drivers of police avoidance in this demographic.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional, non-probability survey of Black youth aged 12-21 in Baltimore City (n=345).
- Data collected via the Survey of Police-Adolescent Contact Experiences (SPACE).
Main Results:
- Police avoidance was greater among youth identifying as bisexual or queer.
- Lower perceived safety at home/neighborhoods and negative police attitudes correlated with higher avoidance.
- Delinquent behaviors, known persons stopped by police, and personal experiences of officer intrusion also predicted greater police avoidance.
Conclusions:
- Police avoidance in Black youth is shaped by LGBQ identity, environmental safety perceptions, attitudes toward police, delinquent behaviors, and police exposure.
- Findings can inform targeted strategies to reduce racial and LGBQ disparities in adolescent well-being.
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