Racial Profiling Research
Team
Amber Siqueiros, Marilyn
Machado, Jasmine Frutos,
Karina Ayala
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Team Responsibilities
Team Leader/Field Leader:
Amber Siqueiros
Co leader/Data Entry:
Marilyn Machado
Data Entry/Data Collection:
Jasmine Frutos
Data Entry/Data Collection:
Karina Ayala
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Presentation Outline
Mission Statement
Thesis Questions
Community Needs
Community Solutions
Recommendations
Criteria for selecting
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Racial profiling mission statement
We are striving to prove that in this day and age racial profiling still exist, with all ages and genders. There is no exception to who is effected. Therefore our purpose is to bring the attention of racial profiling to our communities and see if it exist within our community based education.
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Thesis Questions
Does racial profiling exist within our
community and if so what would be the
impact?
Have any people in our community experienced
racial profiling?
If it does exist who is primary responsible?
What can we do as a community to prevent
racial profiling?
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People Surveyed
55% Male
45% Female
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80%
60%
Hispanics
40%
0%
Hispanics
Caucasian
Asian
Others
20%
Caucasian
Asian
Others
Hispanic 72%
Caucasian 27%
Asian 15%
Other 14%
160 People Surveyed
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Where We Surveyed
Watsonville Cabrillo College Center.
Watsonville Safeway
Family and Friends.
Watsonville High School
Si‐se‐Puede
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Ages of people
surveyed:
15 & below
16‐20
21‐25
26‐30
3%
32%
40%
12%
13%
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31+
Who is in need?
Children & Students.
Teachers.
Our communities.
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What Are the Needs?
The community needs to be more
knowledgeable and informed of racial
profiling.
There should be awareness training for
students and teachers through outreach
programs, conference or counseling
meetings.
We must find and provide a better way to
educate our citizens in the community in
changing our assumptions we have
towards other races and genders.
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How do we know it is a
need?
There seems to be a lack of understanding
within the community. 50% of people we
surveyed said children are racially
profiled by society, and 73% say it still
occurs.
55% of people we surveyed felt that teachers
racially profile their students.
High crime rate and gang violence has led
our community to have certain
assumptions of genders and races.
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When are the needs
evident?
Children and students are looked at badly
because most people can not help being
judgmental.
Teachers sometimes base a students
comprehension and ability to learn on race
and appearance.
Because of ignorance comments are made every
day for example “I hope he/she doesn't grow
up to be like all the other Mexican's.
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Needs
Children and students need to be aware of
what is going on around them and not be
so close minded or judgmental.
Teachers who racial profile their students
should be counseled and recommended to
take an awareness training class. because
most of the time they don’t know they are
actually treating their students in this
manner.
We must encourage the citizens within our
community to help and develop
relationships between themselves and
other individuals.
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Diverse needs of the Community
Community must understand to consider or treat
people the same based on their own individual
merit.
Its our responsibility to change priority for the
community? Gangs, drugs, violence
and prevent racial profiling from continuing to
affect our children's future
Communicate a clear purpose and understanding
of racial profiling.
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Solutions Statement
Our community should hold public speaking
events to get groups of different ethnic back
grounds together to inform and educate
them of equal opportunity rights.
Fostering relationship between students and
teachers of the community is crucial for a
unity in the community.
Public needs to be engaged in events in their
community. (it’s their responsibility)
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Solution Statement
Public needs to step of their comfort zone
and have a willingness to support and
participate in community affairs.
Classes, clubs and programs should make
more available opportunities to children
not based on a stereotype.
Leadership in the community will be
supportive in speaking up and speaking
out against racial discrimination.
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Findings
67% of individuals surveyed believe we
could change racial profiling in our
community.
40% of people surveyed feel students
who don’t speak English as their
primary language should not be in
school with students who do.
People seem to not care how the job gets
done as long as it gets done.
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Solutions Statement
If Citizens don’t want to be subjected to
racial profiling we need to behave
responsibly and be a civilized society.
Public responsibility to know what goes on
in their neighborhoods and
communities.
Ultimately our communities tax dollars
pays for our children’s education.
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Importance of Community
Services
Tax dollars pay our teachers salaries.
Community needs to unite and approach
the public.
Citizens must plan and organize
meetings with city council members.
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Three Recommended Solutions
1) Teachers and students with racial
biased should be trained and
counseled on racial sensitivity.
2) We should have volunteers within the
community to advise the public on
racial profiling.
3) Community partnership between
teachers, students and police.
.
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Recommended Solution 1
Have volunteers hold seminars for
teachers who have racial biased.
Establish leadership within the school
districts and apply awareness
training.
Representatives are the “middleman”
They serve to bring the students and
the teachers together.
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Recommended Solution 2
Have a diversity day were the community
can come together.
Distribute surveys to faculty and the
community.
Volunteer to distribute Pamphlets and
information to the community.
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Recommended Solution 3
Community partnership between police and
people. Youth centers are a good place to have
flyers.
Because our children are the future.
Be involved in community meetings and ask about
local city events for example:
• Ride-a-longs
• Farmers Market
• (PAL) Police Activities League
• Neighborhood Watch
• Gang and resource/education
• ROP Santa Cruz county
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V.I.P.S.-Volunteers in Police Services
This program consists of volunteers who want to contribute to their community. The
volunteer program is nonprofit and relies on donations and fund raising. These citizens
do many non-emergency tasks such as public presentations, traffic control, translations
and clerical duties. They attend training sessions once a month. Contact Sgt. Saul
Gonzalez at 831-768-3369 for more information.
PIT-Post Incident Team
This program is a true reflection of neighbors extending their pure and authentic concern
and caring of each other in a time of need. For more information or to volunteer as a PIT
member, call the Neighborhood Services Division at 763-5678.
PAL
The Watsonville Police Activities League (P.A.L) work with the Watsonville Police
Department and the City of Watsonville to provide a youth crime prevention program.
Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m. | 215 Union Street, Watsonville, CA 95076 (831)768-3300
police@ci.watsonville.ca.us
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Criteria for selecting
solutions
1) Most effective
2) Meets the needs of both
community and education.
3) Easiest and most cost effective.
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Recommendations
Most
Effective.
Availability
of People.
Funding
and
Resources.
Community
partnership
between The
teachers,
students and
The police.
Teachers
and students
should be
trained and
counseled on
racial
sensitivity.
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Have
volunteers
within the
community to
advise the
public on racial
profiling .
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