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 Involvement of young Black males in conventional activities such as church, extra-curricular school events, employment and sports have been shown to have a positive impact on their perspectives and attitudes towards law enforcement officers, thus helping to reduce negative police interactions ("Interactions." p. 12).

 Although 97% of police recruits receive instruction on interacting with youths, the training is limited to less than 15% of the time they spend learning how to shoot firearms. By increasing the amount of training officers receive in dealing with Black boys, negative interactions between the groups can be reduced significantly ("Interactions." p. 12).