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SUBMITTER: Del Toro J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6486703 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Del Toro Juan J Lloyd Tracey T Buchanan Kim S KS Robins Summer Joi SJ Bencharit Lucy Zhang LZ Smiedt Meredith Gamson MG Reddy Kavita S KS Pouget Enrique Rodriguez ER Kerrison Erin M EM Goff Phillip Atiba PA
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20190408 17
Proactive policing, the strategic targeting of people or places to prevent crimes, is a well-studied tactic that is ubiquitous in modern law enforcement. A 2017 National Academies of Sciences report reviewed existing literature, entrenched in deterrence theory, and found evidence that proactive policing strategies can reduce crime. The existing literature, however, does not explore what the short and long-term effects of police contact are for young people who are subjected to high rates of cont ...[more]