1. Objectifs

Intentions :
This research has two objectives: 1- «understanding the relation between informal milieus and the construction of citizenship» (p. 3), and 2- «understanding why urban fears continue to focus on youth despite the implementation of prevention programs.» (p. 5)

Questions/Hypothèses :
« In this project, we wish to zoom in on these “fortuitous” interactions in order to better understand:
1) Whether and how “at-risk” youths constitute themselves as individual and collective social and political actors? What image of themselves do they seek to project? What means do they develop to act?
2) Whether and how police officers recognize “at-risk” youths’ subjectivity and capacity to act socially and politically (are they seen as vulnerable, dangerous, annoying, lucrative, collaborative, innovative, etc.)?
3) How and where specifically do youths and police interact in everyday neighbourhood situations? [...]
4) What are, comparatively, the underlying logics of action guiding youths and police? [...]
5) What other social actors mediate these interactions, in what ways (and spaces), how and why?» (p. 8-9)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
Au Mexique, l’échantillon est constitué de 54 répondants comprenant des officiers de police et des jeunes.
A Montréal, l’échantillon est constitué de 23 jeunes et de 9 acteurs locaux dont 6 officiers de police.

Instruments :
Guide d’entretien

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

«This report is the result of a short but intense comparative research project that took place in parallel in the neighbourhood of Saint-Michel in Montreal and the seven barrios of Iztapalapa in Mexico City. The idea for this comparison came from previous team member collaborations within the framework of the Réseau continental de recherche sur l’informalité dans les métropoles (RECIM)» (p. v). «This study shows that programs and policies that are closer to the relational, urban logic of action may be more successful than a constant emphasis on risk factors» (p. 137). «[O]ur results confirm the importance of the local scale of action, if it is in a context of structural trust» (p. 138). La famille fait partie des acteurs sociaux qui participent aux interactions entre les jeunes et la police.