The conflict between the American police and racial minorities continues to be one of the most controversial issues in American society. Unfortunately, most criminological research has focused on Black-White experiences, overlooking Latinos despite their current demographic representation. The purpose of this dissertation was to enhance race research by exploring the experiences of both Puerto Rican and Mexican young adult males with the police in a large Midwestern City. A total of N=20 semi-structured interviews were conducted with Latino males, ranging in ages from 18 to 26, as well as N=44 hours of ride alongs with police officers. The results reveal similarities between Puerto Rican and Mexican interviewees in terms of being over policed, which the respondents defined as harassment and excessive force, but differences in attributing police behavior to race. The central thesis is that the intersections of race and neighborhood context, to different degrees, expose Puerto Rican or Mexican young adult males to over policing. The over policing of Latino communities, and how the politics or race and place shape these trends, are also discussed.