Police Perceptions of Young People: A Qualitative Analysis

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Abstract

How police view young people influences their interactions with this group. While there is a large body of literature on how young people view police, there has been little documented about how police view young people. Drawing on qualitative interviews with police officers from Queensland, Australia (n = 41), this paper presents a grounded theory analysis of how police view young people, and concludes by considering some implications that stem from this.

Authors

• Kelly May Richards, Queensland University of Technology

• Cassandra Cross, Queensland University of Technology

• Angela Dwyer, University of Tasmania