Learning from indigenous youth to build relations and earn trust in policing

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ID19003422
AuthorsLeisa Desmoulins (Lakehead University, corresponding author), Melissa Oskineegish (Lakehead University), Kelsey Jaggard (Lakehead University)
Year2022
Volume20
Issue2
Pages122-141
Publication date2022-04-03
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1537-7938 • E-ISSN: 1537-7946
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15377938.2022.2081643
OpenAlexW4281749368
LanguageEN
References cited21

As part of a local police service’s larger organizational change initiative, this study explored trust in policing. A cultural safety lens was used to hear Indigenous youths’ truths and experiences. Methods comprised three focus groups with 19 participants (age 18-30 years) in the spring of 2019. Researchers employed a three-phase procedure to code and analyze the data. Findings highlight factors that led to participants’ mistrust and perceptions of biased policing. Participants also recommended four ways for police to gain their trust through education, community engagement, respectful relations, and accountability. Implications for practice ensure a culturally safe approach for police and other mainstream organizations to follow for institutional changes that promote trust and reconciliation. Conclusions and next steps follow for an iterative, dialogical process for cultural safety

Accountability · Community policing · Criminology · Dialogical self · Focus group · Indigenous · Mainstream · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Social Psychology

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