undermining of police-community relations, and the creation of dangerous workingconditions for police officers. The use of police discretion to divert juveniles from formaljuvenile justice processing is most likely to be effective when backed by referralresources that address the problem behaviors that occasioned police contact with theyouth.Today’s police officers across America are being righteously scrutinized for theirexcessive use of force on unarmed black males and now black females.Even when the
