Youth/Police Conference: How it Makes Me Feel—Youth

How do these encounters, and the contexts in which they occur, shape the attitudes and identities of African-American youth—the way they see themselves and their place in the world? How do these encounters affect their orientation toward law enforcement? How do these encounters affect their personal development and their ability to navigate public space?

• Emily Buss, Mark and Barbara Fried Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School
• Herschella Conyers, Clinical Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School
• Carla Shedd, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Columbia University
• Margaret Beale Spencer, Marshall Field IV Professor of Urban Education, University of Chicago
• Jamel Triggs, Youth Mentor/Mechanical Instructor, Blackstone Bikes at Experimental Station

This panel discussion was recorded at the Youth/Police Conference at the University of Chicago Law School in April 2015.