Citation

LaMotte V, Ouellette K, Sanderson J, Anderson SA, Kosutic I, Griggs J, Garcia M. Police Q. 2010; 13(2): 161-179.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1098611110365689

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article presents evaluation results of a police training curriculum to reduce disproportionate minority contact (DMC). The Effective Police Interactions With Youth training curriculum is developed in conjunction with a police task group to address the greater proportion of minority youth entering the juvenile justice system relative to the number of White youth. A pretest—posttest experimental design that included follow-up is used to assess changes in patrol officers’ knowledge of and attitudes toward youth. A total of 468 Connecticut patrol officers participate in the evaluation. Results support the effectiveness of the training curriculum in enhancing police officers’ knowledge of DMC, youth behavior, and effective strategies for interacting with youth.