"Anything Can Happen With Police Around": Urban Youth Evaluate Strategies of Surveillance in Public Places |
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| Authors: | Michelle Fine Nick Freudenberg Yasser Payne Tiffany Perkins Kersha Smith Katya Wanzer |
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| Affiliation: | The Graduate Center, The City University of New York; Hunter College Urban Public Health Program and the Graduate Center, The City University of New York; The Graduate Center, The City University of New York; The Graduate Center, The City University of New York; The Graduate Center, The City University of New York; Hunter College Program in Urban Public Health, The City University of New York |
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| Abstract: | In order to document urban youth experiences of adults in positions of public authority, including police, educators, social workers and guards, a broad based street survey of 911 New York City-based urban youth was conducted in which youth, stratified by race, ethnicity, gender and borough, were asked about their experiences with, attitudes toward, and trust of adult surveillance in communities and in schools. In-depth telephone interviews were conducted with 36 youth who have experienced serious, adverse interactions with police, guards, or educators. Findings suggest that urban youth, overall, express a strong sense of betrayal by adults and report feeling mistrusted by adults, with young men of color most likely to report these perceptions. |
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