The initiative, being run in Southwark, Newham and Ealing, will see groups of around 15 to 20 police officers involved in sessions delivered by young people.
Safer London Foundation, which is running the pilots alongside the Metropolitan Police, hopes to expand the initiative across London should it prove successful.
The training, which is likely to get under way in November, will be designed to encourage police officers to listen to the concerns of young people and understand how relations can be improved in communities.
The concept is based on the findings of a poll of 1,000 young people commissioned by Safer London Foundation. It found half of young people questioned in London, 47 per cent of those questioned in Manchester and 46 per cent of those questioned in Birmingham believe relations between young people and the police are negative.
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