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August 2020

Youth Engagement

GUEST EDITORS: Kelly Burke and Cari Jankowski

Protecting youth around the globe requires different tools, and solutions than general public safety. They face different risks in different settings. Likewise, a specialized approach to youth-police engagement is warranted to ensure a solid foundation of trust and communication is established, both for future interactions and for the prevention of juvenile crime.

Articles

  • The Complexities of Qualified Immunity

    By Mike Callahan, Supervisory Special Agent/Chief Division Counsel (Ret.), Federal Bureau of Investigation
    As discussions regarding police reform continue on the federal, state, and local levels, one recurring topic is qualified immunity. I...

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  • Implementing a Youth Engagement Strategy

    By Michael Sullivan, Deputy Commissioner, Baltimore Police Department, Maryland
    The importance of engaging youth in crime prevention, community wellness, and trust building cannot be overs...

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  • Project Street CRED

    By Saga Selsby, Police Liaison Officer, and Owen Hortz, Inspector, Queensland Police Service, Australia
    The city of the Gold Coast in Queensland is the sixth-largest city in Australia. Covering an area of 500 square miles, the city includes rainforests, farmlands, highly urbanized areas, commercial and ...

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  • Empowering Youth to Promote Safe Driving

    By John Hofer, Chief of Police, Harrisonville Police Department, Missouri; Kacey Morgan, Teen Driving Coordinator, Missouri Department of Transportation, Highway Safety & Traffic Division; and Jill Filer, Director, Communications and Community Relations, Harrisonville School District, Missouri
    While most people wish to encourage good behavior or actions, change or improvement often comes as a reaction to a tragedy. For Chief John Hofer and the Harrisonville, Missouri, community, one such tr...

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  • Building Social Capital

    By Larry D. Boone, Chief of Police, and Adria Moore, Executive Support Manager, Norfolk Police Department, Virginia
    On February 1, 2017, A headline read, “Gangs, guns and rap videos helped make 2016 Norfolk’s deadliest year in a decade.” The article depicted a photograph of three African American youth holdin...

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