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Police-perpetrated racism and health in African American and Black communities.
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Social & Personality Psychology Compass . Jan2024, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p1-14. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- This brief review article focuses on police-perpetrated racism against African American and Black (AAB) communities, typically in the form of police brutality, police violence, and aggressive policing. We assert that police-perpetrated racism constitutes a racial justice and public health problem. A growing body of literature supports this assertion, with the consequences and correlates of direct police contact, vicarious police contact, and place-based exposure to aggressive policing including mental health (e.g., anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms, trauma) and physical health (e.g., poorer self-rated health, hypertension) sequelae. We assert that eradicating police-perpetrated racism requires acknowledgement of the historical landscape of policing as well as the ways in which police-perpetrated racism maintains racial hierarchies. We conclude by making recommendations for promoting racial equity in policing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17519004
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Social & Personality Psychology Compass
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175350073
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12868