Law Enforcement Officers have become a pervasive presence in the lives of many youth. They are now routinely deployed in public schools and, as social and mental health services have been scaled back, they are frequently the “first social responders” in many disputes involving youth. Law enforcement officers interact with youth in a variety of deeply challenging situations and settings, but receive little training about adolescent psychology and behavior and little in the way of policy directives that would ensure use of developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed, racially equitable best practices with youth.