Kids’ perceptions of police fall as they age – for Black children the decline starts earlier and is constant
- Written by Kathleen Padilla, Graduate Student of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University
Taking a peek, but probably not seeing a future career. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images
The deaths of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and most recently Dijon Kizzee at the hands of officers come in an age when overpolicing and underserving minority communities has, as some experts believe, resulted in a “legitimacy crisis” in American...