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Solhjell, R., Saarikkomäki, E. Haller, M.B., Wästerfors, D. & Kolind, T. (2018) “We are seen as a threat”: Police stops of young ethnic minorities in the Nordic countries. Critical Criminology, 1-15.
experiencing, intersectionality, minorities, police stops, youth
This article focuses on the perspectives of young ethnic minorities in the Nordic countries who have experienced various forms of…
Read moreGau, J. M. (2013). Consent searches as a threat to procedural justice and police legitimacy: An analysis of consent requests during traffic stops. Criminal justice policy review, 24(6), 759-777.
procedural justice, Consent searches, police legitimacy, traffic citations, traffic stops
Consent searches during traffic stops offer police a way to expediently check motorists’ vehicles for contraband. Asking drivers for consent…
Read moreFlexon, J. L., Greenleaf, R. G., Dariano, D. S., & Gibson, D. (2016). An examination of police stops and youths’ attitudes toward police: Do interracial encounters matter?. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 14(1), 21-39.
Attitudes toward police, Black youth, interracial stops, White police
Little is known about how police–youth experiences influence adolescents’ views toward police, particularly when the officer is White and the…
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