Capstones
NYPD disproportionately restrains students of color during crises in City schools, agency data shows
Graduation Date
Fall 12-13-2020
Grading Professor
Jarrett Murphy
Subject Concentration
Urban Reporting
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Abstract
Over 1,500 students were restrained by school safety agents/members of the NYPD from the first quarter of 2019 through the first quarter of 2020, according to data released by the agency. On average for the analyzed year, 89% of those restraints were of non-white children.
Child-in-crisis incidents, during which a child is experiencing signs of emotional distress, made up 386 of reported incidents. Out of 386 cases, 360 of the students restrained were non-white. Advocates in New York City are calling for changes to be made to school safety as the NYPD disproportionately restrains students of color and creates a negative environment in schools. The city has changed laws and rules regarding school safety over time, but the data shows these changes have not resulted in much change.
Link to capstone: https://christineder5.medium.com/nypd-disproportionately-restrains-students-of-color-during-crises-in-city-schools-agency-data-f46fb8038541
Recommended Citation
DeRosa, Christine, "NYPD disproportionately restrains students of color during crises in City schools, agency data shows" (2020). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gj_etds/447
Graph depicting race and how often students of that race are restrained.
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Graph depicting which schools across the city have the most child-in-crisis incidents.
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Crisis and restraint in city schools by demographics.
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A timeline focusing on key dates of school safety in public schools in NYC.