Introduction

Concerns regarding police brutality and violence against people of color in the U.S. remain high in the current sociohistorical moment in which the recent murder of George Floyd by a police officer is highly salient. Although the prevalence and consequences of such experiences for Black and Latina/x/o adults have been documented in the literature, there is a limited understanding of youths’ negative experiences with police.

Methods

Utilizing a sample of 1378 adolescents (M_age = 16.16 years, SD = 1.12), the current study examined Black, Latina/x/o, and White youths' self-reports of ethnic-racial police discrimination and linked these experiences to youths’ academic engagement and academic grades.

Results

Black and Latina/x/o youth reported significantly greater experiences of ethnic-racial police discrimination than their White counterparts; nearly 24% of Black youth and 20% of Latina/x/o youth experienced at least one instance of ethnic-racial police discrimination in the last year, compared to only 2.9% of White youth. Differences by gender emerged among Latina/x/o youth. Police discrimination was associated with lower academic engagement and lower academic grades among all youth.

Conclusions

Findings demonstrate that the greater prevalence of ethnic-racial police discrimination in the lives of youth of color, relative to their White counterparts, mirroring the experiences of adults. Furthermore, coupled with the significant links with academic adjustment, the current findings demonstrate an additional factor that is likely implicated in the Black and Latina/x/o vs. White academic achievement gap.

中文翻译：

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警察对黑人、拉丁裔/x/o 和白人青少年的歧视：检查频率和与学术功能的关系

介绍

在当前的社会历史时刻，对美国警察暴行和对有色人种的暴力行为的担忧仍然很高，最近乔治·弗洛伊德 (George Floyd) 被一名警察杀害的事件非常突出。尽管文献中已经记录了黑人和拉丁裔/x/o 成年人的此类经历的普遍性和后果，但对青少年与警察的负面经历的了解有限。

方法

本研究利用 1378 名青少年（M_年龄 = 16.16 岁，SD  = 1.12）的样本，检查了黑人、拉丁裔/x/o 和白人青年对种族警察歧视的自我报告，并将这些经历与青年人的经历联系起来。学术参与和学术成绩。

结果

黑人和拉丁裔/x/o 青年报告的种族歧视经历明显多于白人同龄人；近 24% 的黑人青年和 20% 的拉丁裔/x/o 青年在去年至少经历过一次种族-种族警察歧视，而白人青年的这一比例仅为 2.9%。拉丁裔/x/o 青年之间出现了性别差异。警察歧视与所有青年的学术参与度和学业成绩较低有关。

结论

调查结果表明，与白人相比，有色人种青年生活中的种族警察歧视更为普遍，这反映了成年人的经历。此外，再加上与学业调整的重要联系，当前的研究结果表明另一个因素可能与黑人和拉丁裔/x/o 与白人的学业成绩差距有关。