Objectives. We surveyed young men on their experiences of police encounters and subsequent
mental health. Methods. Between September 2012 and March 2013, we conducted a …

Objectives. To assess police contact as a potential adverse childhood experience by measuring
its prevalence, nature, and distribution among urban adolescents. Methods. Detailed US …

Objective. Using a population‐based, longitudinal family survey (N=4,898), we identify
economic, residential, and developmental risks particular to the children of incarcerated parents. …

High US incarceration rates have motivated recent research on the negative effects of
imprisonment on later employment, earnings, and family relationships. Because most men in jail …

While individuals returning from prison face many barriers to successful re-entry, among the
most serious are the challenges they face in securing housing. Housing has long been …

The New York Police Department (NYPD) under Operation Impact deployed extra police
officers to high crime areas designated as impact zones. Officers were encouraged to conduct …

Contemporary American policing has routinized involuntary police contacts with young people
through frequent, sometimes intrusive investigative stops. Personal experience with the …

This research evaluates whether personal and vicarious police contact are related to self and
caregiver-reports of teen health and to what extent these associations vary by perceptions …

The role of policing in New York City’s crime decline has been the subject of contentious
debate for well over a decade. Violent crime reached its modern peak in New York City in 1991, …

An examination of the influence of street stops on the legal socialization of young men
showed an association between the number of police stops they see or experience and a …