01404nam a2200181   4500001000700000100004100007101000800048200016300056311004000219330073100259461010300990606002601093606002701119606002101146606001601167700001901183701002001202373483  a20080225u           y0pory50      ba  aeng  aTo serve and protect?ethe experiences of policing in the community of young people from black and other ethnic minority groupsfDouglas Sharp, Susie Atherton  aResumo inserto no próprio artigo.  aThis article presents findings from a study conducted in the West Midlands (UK) which builds on Brunson and Miller's (2006) US study, on young men from ethnic minority groups during their encounters with the police. Using a similar methodological approach, our study seeks to further understand the impact of police misconduct on young people from ethnic minority groups. The reports by the participants are characterized by hostility, lack of confidence in the police and a mistrust of authority, which impacts on the strategies they employ in all their interactions with the police. The findings suggest that there is still much to be done by the police to improve relations with black and other ethnic minority communities.  cOxforddSeptember 2007vVol. 47, n. 5tBritish Journal of Criminology (The)x0007-0955pp. 746-763  aPOLÍCIA E JUVENTUDE  aPOLÍCIA E SUA IMAGEM  aMINORIA ÉTNICA  aREINO UNIDO  aSHARPbDouglas  aATHERTONbSusie