Growing Up Policed Mini-ConferenceDecember 1, 2011
Jessie Daniels, PhD CUNY- Graduate Center and Hunter College
Juanita Bell, M.A.CUNY-John Jay College
“LGBT Youth of Color, Mobile Technology & Resistance to
Policing: Preliminary Data from the SJS
Project”
<Background>
NYPD Arrests in NYC Schools, July-Sept, 2011
6%
94%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Black or Latino White
NYPD Arrests in NYC Schools, July-Sept, 2011
17%
83%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Male Female
NYPD Arrests in NYC Schools, July-Sept, 2011
13%
54%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Disorderly Conduct Riding Bicycle on Sidewalk
NYPD Arrests in NYC Schools, July-Sept, 2011
63%
37%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Bronx, Queens Manhattan, Bronx, StatenIsland
<Technology>
“smart” phones = Internet is mobile
*Pew Internet & American Life Project
93% 90%84%
70%
40%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Teens 12-17 Adults 18-29 Adults 30-49 Adults 50-64 Adults 65+
Is the “digital divide” a useful concept for understanding the experiences
…of LGBT youth of color?…including homeless LGBT youth, many of whom are Black and/or Latino/a?
How does mobile technology shape police contact …for LGBT youth of
color?…including homeless LGBT youth, many of whom are Black and/or Latino/a?
<Quantitative Sample>
<SJS Study>
<Supplement>
Mobile Technology & Police
87%
75%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Youth - SJS Youth - Overall U.S.*
* Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2010
(SJS Suppl N=479)
89%
25%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Youth - SJS (18-24) Older - SJS (50+)
(SJS Suppl N = 479)
58%
69%
30%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Access the Internet Send or Receive TextMessages
Meet Someone New toDate
Ever Had Contact with Police?(SJS Suppl N=479)
41%
26% 28%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Questioned Detained Arrested
Use Your Phone to Avoid Police Contact?(SJS Suppl N=479)
56%
5%
8%
6%
14%
Never
Less Than Once a Week
At Least Once a Week
Several Times a Week
Every Day
Use Your Phone to Record Police Misconduct?(SJS Suppl N=479)
56%
10%
8%
6%
14%
NeverLess Than Once a WeekAt Least Once a WeekSeveral Times a Week
Every Day
<What predicted mobile technology use to negotiate police
contact than others?>
Women were less likely to use mobile phones….
…yet, parents were more likely to use mobile phones.
<What Does This Tell Us?>
“digital divide” is a disabling rhetoric that is not supported by all the data…
…for LGBT youth of color,…including homeless LGBT youth, many of whom are Black and/or Latino/a.
mobile technology permeates life
“One of the things our grandchildren will find quaintest about us is that we distinguish the digital
…from the real.
In the future, that will become literally impossible.” ~ William Gibson
police & lgbt youth of color
LGBT youth of color use mobile technology to avoid police contact, resist police harassment
…and to report misconduct,both LGBT youth of color who are in stable housing and those who are not.
When asked about their priorities, LGBT youth of color said
police harassment is a major concern.LGBT homeless youth are most concerned about mental health issues.
resilience
Perhaps we need to shift our thinking away from digital divides to
thinking of technology as a basic human right, like clean water or healthy food.
Thank you! www.socialjusticesex
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