Giving Compass' Take:

· Jarret Bencks-Brandeis at Futurity reports on a new study regarding racial profiling and stop-and-frisks. Out of the 60 black Caribbean students involved in this research in London and NYC, 57 have reported to have been involved in or witnessed another minority involved in a stop-and-frisk on their way to school.  

· How do these experiences affect the mental health of youths? What does this study show about racial profiling?  

· Check out this article noting the racial disparities in stop-and-frisks. 

Stop-and-frisk search and school safety are both subjects of frequent public debate, but the fact that students face these searchers on their way to school hasn’t gotten much attention, researchers say.

“Young people generally, and black young people in large city contexts particularly, all too often negotiate an intense set of anxieties around their safety in the company of law enforcement while traveling to and from school that goes unrecognized in public discourse” says Derron Wallace, an assistant professor of education and sociology at Brandeis University, who interviewed black Caribbean students in London and New York City high schools.

“This is a key dimension of young people’s educational experiences that researchers, policymakers, teachers, and youth advocates should take seriously,” he says.

Read the full article about stop-and-frisks by Jarret Bencks-Brandeis at Futurity.