@article{ref1,
title="Adolescents' views of defunding the police, abolishing the police, and "The Talk"",
journal="Journal of community psychology",
year="2022",
author="Fine, Adam D. and Del Toro, Juan",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Definitions regarding defunding or abolishing the police are highly contested in the United States. Moreover, adolescents' definitions and how socialization processes shape their definitions are unclear. <br><br>METHODS: Within a national sample of 822 adolescents ages 13-17 (49.69% female; 63.22% White, 16.93% Black/African American, 11.01% Hispanic/Latinx) surveyed in July 2020, this study examined how youth define defunding versus abolishing the police, how much parents talk to youth about the police (i.e., &quot;the Talk&quot;), and whether relations emerged between defunding/abolishing the police and &quot;the Talk.&quot; RESULTS: Youth supported defunding more than abolishing (d = 0.57). Support for abolishing was higher for youth who frequently received &quot;the Talk&quot; (b = 0.25). Differences by race and gender were uncovered in how frequently youth received &quot;the Talk.&quot; CONCLUSIONS: Police must recognize that coercion, fear, and biased policing breed discontent and promote families to engage in protective parenting strategies including engaging in &quot;the Talk.&quot;<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0090-4392",
doi="10.1002/jcop.22810",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22810"
}