Michelle FineCUNY Graduate Center

in collaboration with: Niara Calliste, Darius Francis, Candace Greene, Una Osato, Jaquana Pearson,

Dominique Ramsey, Maybelline Santos, and Isabel Vierira, Jessica Wise

Growing Up Policed

Madeline FoxCUNY Graduate Center

Brett Stoudt John Jay College

**Ages < 10 and > 99 were deleted

Other (describe)

Hands on suspect

Suspect on ground

Drawing firearm

Pointing firearm at suspect

Suspect against wall/car

Baton

Handcuffing suspect

Pepper spray

90.2%

85.8%

81.5%

64.9%

59.9%

48.7%

39.1%

27.4%

18.5%

From the Perspective of NYC Youth

drafting the survey

In the last six months, has any of the following happened to you? (%)

24.0

16.9

8.9

6.5

14.3

5.6

18.4

10.1

3.4

33.1

22.9

11.6

76.0

83.1

91.1

93.5

85.7

94.4

81.6

89.9

96.6

67.0

77.1

88.4

0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0 90.0 100.0

POSITIVE POLICE CONTACT

I was helped by a police officer

I was given a "second chance" by a police officer

NEGATIVE SEXUAL POLICE CONACT

I received "sexual attention" from the police

A police officer crossed the line (touched inappropriately) while searching me

NEGATIVE PHYSICAL POLICE CONTACT

I was frisked (patted-down)

I was strip searched

NEGATIVE LEGAL POLICE CONTACT

I got a ticket/summons

I was arrested

I was picked up for a PINS (person in need of supervision) violation

NEGATIVE VERBAL POLICE CONTACT

I was told to move by the police in a disrespectful way

I was stopped by police for questioning

I was threatened and/or called a name by the police

Yes No

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