Experiences and Perceptions of the Police in Bakersfield
Final Report on Interviews of Arrested Detainees
This report analyzes the experiences and perceptions of policing of 49 individuals we interviewed in Bakersfield soon after their arrest. Most of these interviews took place in the last week of February and first week of March 2023. Nine more took place in early September 2023, shortly before the presentation of our findings to the Chief of Police.