Male minority youth and law enforcement officers' policing perceptions and reported experiences and practices: Qualitative exploration of reciprocal socialization beliefs regarding respect

A specific theory‐guided, humanity‐focused perspective addresses the “how” and “why” of America's long‐standing racial tension and the patterned problem of wrongful Black deaths. Qualitative data coding and analysis indicate interpersonal and relational misalignments between male youth of color...

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Vydáno v:Journal of research on adolescence Ročník 35; číslo 3; s. e70032 - n/a
Hlavní autor: Spencer, Margaret Beale
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2025
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Témata:
Adolescent
Black or African American - psychology
Black or African American - statistics & numerical data
Deaths
Developmental tasks
Empirical
Ethnic and Racial Minorities - psychology
Ethnic and Racial Minorities - statistics & numerical data
Ethnic identity
Expectations
Families & family life
Humans
Identity formation
Interviews
Interviews as Topic - statistics & numerical data
Law Enforcement
LEOs' expectations of MYC behavior
Male
male youth of color's perceptions of LEO
Males
MYC and LEO interactional misalignments
Obedience
Perceptions
Police
Police - psychology
Police - statistics & numerical data
Police-Citizen interactions
Qualitative Research
Respect
Socialization
White
Youth
LEOs' expectations of MYC behavior
male youth of color's perceptions of LEO
MYC and LEO interactional misalignments
ISSN:1050-8392, 1532-7795, 1532-7795
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Shrnutí:A specific theory‐guided, humanity‐focused perspective addresses the “how” and “why” of America's long‐standing racial tension and the patterned problem of wrongful Black deaths. Qualitative data coding and analysis indicate interpersonal and relational misalignments between male youth of color (MYC) and law enforcement officers (LEO). LEO interview findings highlight professional support needs and safety‐relevant tasks and responsibilities; however, MYC interview outcomes emphasize the challenges and assistance needed to successfully complete developmental tasks. The perceptions and reported behaviors of MYCs are highlighted based on data gathered from 44 audio‐only one‐hour youth interviews and 54 h‐and‐one‐half audio‐only Zoom interviews with sworn officers. Youth report that family socialization prepares them for successful encounters with LEOs as MYCs navigate ecologies and pursue developmental objectives. However, LEO judgments about MYC indicate significant expectation misalignments that overlook many youths' vulnerability status attributes, suggesting disconnects in how each group perceives the other. Youth describe parental emphasized respect and obedience socialization directives for use during anticipated interactions with police, which often go unrecognized by LEOs. Thus, familial “reciprocal socialization” instructions provided for youth indicate a source of misalignments in expectations given their apparent invisibility to LEOs; perceptions held by LEOs of MYC do not align with the respect and obedience emphasis provided the latter by families. Youths feel they intentionally follow familial expectations in their encounters, yet law enforcement professionals fail to acknowledge or recognize families' supportive socialization efforts. Inferred is that elements about the identity processes of LEOs and MYCs are consistent with Roberta Rosenberg Simmons's long‐term insights.
Bibliografie:The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, part of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), sponsored data collection and preliminary analysis.
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ISSN:1050-8392
1532-7795
1532-7795
DOI:10.1111/jora.70032