Building Connections Between Officers and Baltimore City Youth: Key Components of a Police-Youth Teambuilding Program

• Published in: The Journal for juvenile justice Vol. 3; no. 1; p. 48
• Main Authors: Broaddus, Elena T, Scott, Kerry E, Gonsalves, Lianne M, Parrish, Canada, Rhodes, Evelyn L, Donovan, Samuel E, Winch, Peter J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Arlington CSR Incorporated 01.10.2013
• Subjects: Attitudes; Behavior; Police; Stereotypes; Students; Studies

Animosity between youth and police officers reduces community-police collaboration and increases the likelihood of future negative encounters. The Baltimore Outward Bound Police Insight Program, a unique 1 day police-youth program, brings officers and middle-school students together for a day of tea...