Poll: Police harassment familiar to young blacks, Hispanics
[...] the poll also shows that young people still desire a police presence in their communities.
The first-of-its-kind poll pays special attention to the voices of young adults of color, highlighting how race and ethnicity shape the opinions of a new generation.
Two of the more recent killings were the July 5 shooting death of Alton Sterling during a struggle with officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the fatal shooting of Philando Castile the following day by an officer in a suburb of St. Paul, Minnesota.
Two police officers and one sheriff's deputy were shot and killed by a black gunman during a July 17 ambush in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
About 6 in 10 young adults consider the killings of black people by the police and violence against the police as extremely or very serious problems, according to the poll.
Most, especially blacks and Hispanics, say not-guilty verdicts for three Baltimore police officers charged in the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray give them less confidence in the police.
The new poll shows young people, including young blacks and Hispanics, do want a police presence in their communities.
[...] most support adding more police or armed security guards in public places like schools, movie theaters and malls.
The poll of 1,940 adults age 18-30 was conducted July 9-20 using a sample drawn from the probability-based GenForward panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. young adult population.