Safety and Law Enforcement

In assessing decisions about your safety, it’s important to consider as many aspects of your situation as possible. This includes accounting for ways that law enforcement may threaten your safety depending on circumstances of race, gender, ability, class, and more. Decisions about your safety should always include considerations of the potential risks that come with contacting law enforcement.

a young Black man thinks about safety and law enforcement
a young Black man thinks about safety and law enforcement

It’s important to reflect on your comfort and safety regarding law enforcement. Some people feel comfortable with the police while others do not. The decision is yours.

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