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Why We Need Consistent Training Standards for Police / Youth Interactions Strategies for Youth - Police & Youth
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In other professions, specifically where adults are in regular contact with youth, states are typically involved in setting and enforcing clear and consistent training requirements. Establishing and enforcing minimum standards is, in itself, a standard in the U.S…. except in law enforcement where the lack of engagement by state agencies to create meaningful and relevant training standards is an anomaly.
References
1. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Facial Affect Recognition in Children and Adolescents. BAIRD, ABIGAIL A. et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Volume 38, Issue 2, 195 – 199
2. A Social Neuroscience Perspective on Adolescent Risk-Taking. Steinberg, L. (2008). Developmental review: DR, 28 1, 78-106
3. Improving police officer and justice personnel attitudes and de-escalation skills: A pilot study of Policing the Teen Brain. Matthew C. Aalsma, Katherine Schwartz & Wanzhu Tu (2019), Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2018.1523819
Source Article:
https://www.policeone.com/police-training/articles/485075006-Why-we-need-consistent-training-standards-for-police-youth-interactions/
In other professions, specifically where adults are in regular contact with youth, states are typically involved in setting and enforcing clear and consistent training requirements. Establishing and enforcing minimum standards is, in itself, a standard in the U.S…. except in law enforcement where the lack of engagement by state agencies to create meaningful and relevant training standards is an anomaly.
References
1. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Facial Affect Recognition in Children and Adolescents. BAIRD, ABIGAIL A. et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Volume 38, Issue 2, 195 – 199
2. A Social Neuroscience Perspective on Adolescent Risk-Taking. Steinberg, L. (2008). Developmental review: DR, 28 1, 78-106
3. Improving police officer and justice personnel attitudes and de-escalation skills: A pilot study of Policing the Teen Brain. Matthew C. Aalsma, Katherine Schwartz & Wanzhu Tu (2019), Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2018.1523819
Source Article:
https://www.policeone.com/police-training/articles/485075006-Why-we-need-consistent-training-standards-for-police-youth-interactions/
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