PI Dr. Melissa Tremblay – Educational Psychology
EPS Partner Dan Jones – Edmonton Police Service

Description Controversial calls for police reform are echoing across the world, and the voices of youth rarely reverberate in the polarizing debates on this topic. Thus, there are four objectives for this project. We will aim to (1) solidify an emerging partnership of service providers, youth, and academics who are interested in understanding how police can better work with marginalized youth, (2) conduct a realist synthesis of strategies for police to work effectively with marginalized youth, (3) create a robust research proposal based on our realist synthesis, and (4) document our partnership processes. We will build on relationships with the Edmonton Police Service and with two community organizations that serve Indigenous youth, sexual and gender minority youth, and youth experiencing homelessness, addictions, and mental health challenges. Our ultimate aim is to lay the groundwork for shaping actionable recommendations for police systems to improve their ability to serve marginalized youth.