“Anything Can Happen With Police Around”: Urban Youth Evaluate Strategies of Surveillance in Public Places
2003
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 interviewswere 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
betrayalby adults and report feeling mistrusted by adults, with young men of color most likely to report these perceptions.
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