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Life in the Public Eye: Interactions Between Homeless Youth and the Police

Life in the Public Eye: Interactions Between Homeless Youth and the Police

The frequency of contact that Ahsan* has with the police begs the question of whether another person, for instance a white blonde female like myself, would have been stopped for the same thing. Rather, it is likely that occupying low-income areas, being a male of colour and/or fitting the stereotypical appearance of a homeless person lead Ahsan to receive a disproportionate amount of attention from the police.