ABSTRACT

Despite the Task Force on 21st Century Policing explicitly calling for police to engage youth in positive, non-enforcement contexts, studies have not systematically examined the impacts of such programs on positive youth development (PYD). These two studies examined the impact of a community-driven program that enables children to work collaboratively on community service projects with police (within a non-enforcement and non-surveillance context) on youths’ developmental assets. First, a pre/post evaluation was implemented with youth in six schools in California and New York City. Second, a randomized controlled trial was conducted in four schools in Compton. The program promoted youths’ Positive Values, Positive Identity, Empowerment, and Social Conscience. This program will not correct unjust policing, but through programs like this, police may begin acting as a fundamentally different type of resource for the children they should be serving and can promote PYD.

摘要

尽管 21 世纪警务工作组明确呼吁警察让青年参与积极的非执法环境，但研究尚未系统地研究此类计划对积极青年发展 (PYD) 的影响。这两项研究检验了一项社区驱动计划对青少年发展资产的影响，该计划使儿童能够与警方合作开展社区服务项目（在非执法和非监视环境中）。首先，对加利福尼亚州和纽约市的六所学校的青少年进行了前/后评估。其次，在康普顿的四所学校进行了一项随机对照试验。该计划促进了青年的积极价值观、积极身份、赋权和社会良知。这个程序不会纠正不公正的警务，但通过这样的程序，