Latino Youths' Experiences with and Perceptions of Involuntary Police Encounters

Carmen Solis, Edwardo L. Portillos and Rod K. Brunson
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Carmen Solis: SEEK Department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
Edwardo L. Portillos: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Rod K. Brunson: Center for the Study of Crime, Delinquency, and Corrections at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2009, vol. 623, issue 1, 39-51

Abstract: Research has consistently shown that African American youth report less favorable evaluations of the police than their white counterparts. The literature on police-citizen relations in Latino/a communities is scant and narrowly focused on Mexicana/os and Chicana/os in southern and midwestern U.S. cities. Therefore, we know little about the experiences of Latino/a populations in other parts of the country. This article uses a Latina/o critical theory (LatCrit) perspective to examine thirty Afro-Caribbean youths' experiences with and perceptions of New York City police. Study findings highlight respondents' views that aggressive policing tactics are intended to restrict and criminalize Latino/a youths' use of public space. The authors conclude with recommendations for improving police—community relations with this population.

Keywords: Afro-Caribbean youth; Latinos/as; police-community relations; LatCrit; immigration status (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1177/0002716208330487

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