OBSERVATION 3
as observed during unstructured anonymous interviews with two of my coworkers who have lived all their lives in the south bronx, ny. i had a very difficult time getting numbers and answers from them because each questions would elicit laughter at how frequent and extreme the answer was. they could not express enough the intense danger, violence, and injustice they deal with on a very daily basis.
)age - 19, 30s
)sex - male, male
)race - black, black
)number of times wrongfully charged of a crime in court - 2,0
)number of times stopped and frisked by police while standing on/walking down sidewalk - 20+, 50+
)served in prison - no, no
)number of friends currently in prison - approx 15, 35+
)number of relatives in prison - 7, 2
)number of male relatives who have a role in their lives - 1, 7
)number of bones broken - 0, 2
)number of stitches - approx 20, approx 50
)number of times hit over head with a bottle in a club - 1, 1
)number of times hit in head/face with a gun in a club - 1, 1
)ever smoked cigarettes - no, yes
)ever drank alcohol - no, yes
)ever used illegal drugs - no, yes
)number of friends who have been murdered - 5+, 10+
)number of friends who have committed suicide - 1, 0
)number of relatives who have been murdered - 4, 2
)ever been a member of a gang - no, no
)percentage of people in their neighborhood, aged 7-40, who are in gangs - 98%, 25%-50%
)percentage of people in their neighborhood who sell illegal drugs - 60%, 80%
)own a gun - no, refused to answer
)percentage of people in neighborhood who own a gun - most, refused to answer
)age - 19, 30s
)sex - male, male
)race - black, black
)number of times wrongfully charged of a crime in court - 2,0
)number of times stopped and frisked by police while standing on/walking down sidewalk - 20+, 50+
)served in prison - no, no
)number of friends currently in prison - approx 15, 35+
)number of relatives in prison - 7, 2
)number of male relatives who have a role in their lives - 1, 7
)number of bones broken - 0, 2
)number of stitches - approx 20, approx 50
)number of times hit over head with a bottle in a club - 1, 1
)number of times hit in head/face with a gun in a club - 1, 1
)ever smoked cigarettes - no, yes
)ever drank alcohol - no, yes
)ever used illegal drugs - no, yes
)number of friends who have been murdered - 5+, 10+
)number of friends who have committed suicide - 1, 0
)number of relatives who have been murdered - 4, 2
)ever been a member of a gang - no, no
)percentage of people in their neighborhood, aged 7-40, who are in gangs - 98%, 25%-50%
)percentage of people in their neighborhood who sell illegal drugs - 60%, 80%
)own a gun - no, refused to answer
)percentage of people in neighborhood who own a gun - most, refused to answer