WestEd contributed to a paper published in Policing: An International Journal, “Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Youth Perceptions of Police in the Community and School: Considering the Effects of Multilevel Factors.” The paper won a 2021 Emerald Literati Award for Excellence as an Outstanding Paper published by the journal. According to Emerald, the journal publisher extends a rigorous review process that gives “authors confidence in knowing that their paper was one of the most impressive pieces of work from the previous year.” The article is based on an earlier report led by JPRC researcher Jonathan Nakamoto.
Published article
Technology-Facilitated Crimes Against Children
Technology-facilitated crimes against children present challenges for law enforcement. To understand the repercussions of these crimes and how they are investigated, WestEd researcher Ashley Boal led the publication of a chapter, “Technology-Facilitated Crimes Against Children: The Scope of the Problem and Interventions,” published in Interpersonal Violence Against Children and Youth. Boal presents an overview of technology-facilitated crimes against children, discusses interventions, and summarizes knowledge about training for law enforcement. The chapter builds on our U.S. Department of Justice evaluation of training provided to investigators assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.