According to the _________ hypothesis, minority youth are overrepresented in police encounters because of the actions of the police, including aggressive policing of high-crime neighbourhoods that also have large minority populations, and the targeting of certain crimes contributes to excessive police-citizen contacts, especially for Blacks.

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The differential selection hypothesis suggests that the overrepresentation of minority youth in police encounters is due to the actions of the police, such as aggressive policing in high-crime areas with large minority populations and targeting specific crimes that lead to excessive police-citizen contacts, particularly among Black individuals. This contrasts with the differential involvement hypothesis, which attributes the overrepresentation to higher rates of offending among certain groups.

According to the _________ Hypothesis, Minority Youth Are Overrepresented in Police