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Citation |
Duarte CD, Alson JG, Garakani OB, Mitchell CM. Am. J. Public Health 2020; 110(S1): S30-S32. |
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Affiliation |
Catherine dP Duarte is with the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. Julianna G. Alson is with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle. Omid Bagheri Garakani is with the Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington. Christine M. Mitchell is with the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2020, American Public Health Association) |
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DOI |
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31967897 |
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Abstract |
In 2018, the American Public Health Association (APHA) adopted a policy statement recognizing law enforcement violence as a public health issue. The statement was informed, in part, by a public health literature that documents consistent associations between law enforcement violence and adverse health outcomes, including physical health (e.g., injury), mental health (e.g., posttraumatic stress disorder), and death. This literature also finds inequitable distributions of law enforcement violence that disproportionately target Black, Latinx, and Native American communities; immigrants; people who identify as transgender; people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer; those experiencing houselessness; low-income individuals; sex workers; and people who use drugs.1 Rooted in an understanding of how structural racism and institutional oppression shape population patterns of law enforcement violence, the statement proposes a public health alternative for ensuring public safety and well-being. Language: en |