Stigma Arising from Youth Police Contact: The Protective Role of Mother-Youth Closeness.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this article is to examine the relationship between mother-youth closeness and stigma stemming from police contact.

Background

Research increasingly indicates that stigma stemming from police-youth encounters links police contact to compromised outcomes among youth, though less is known about the correlates of stigma stemming from this criminal legal contact. Close mother-youth relationships, commonly understood to be protective for youth outcomes, may be one factor that buffers against stop-related stigma, especially the anticipation of stigma.

Method

We use data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a sample of youth born in urban areas around the turn of the 21^st century, to examine the relationship between mother-

SUBMITTER: Turney K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10723111 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature