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The Policing Paradox: Police Stops Predict Youth's School Disengagement Via Elevated Psychological Distress.
- Source :
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Developmental Psychology . Jul2022, Vol. 58 Issue 7, p1402-1412. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Negative interactions with the legal system can inform adolescents' relationships with schools. The present daily-diary study examined 13,545 daily survey assessments from 387 adolescents (Mage = 13-14; 40% male; 32% Black, 50% White, and 18% Other ethnic-racial minority) across 35 days to assess whether police stops predicted adolescents' school disengagement through their psychological distress as a mediator. Results showed that 9% of youth experienced at least one police stop, and 66 stops occurred in total over the 35-day study course. Youth stopped by the police reported greater next-day school disengagement, and youth's psychological distress mediated the link between police stops and school disengagement. Disengagement did not predict youth's next-day police stops. In addition, ethnic-racial minority youth reported more negative police encounters than did White youth, and the effect of a police stop on next-day psychological distress was more negative for Other ethnic-racial minority youth. Implications for reducing police intervention in adolescents' lives are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00121649
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Developmental Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158099801
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001361