Ten-year analysis links police complaints with hospital records, suggesting that the consequences of police misconduct may begin in utero and persist across the life course.
Jan 31, 2022
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Police violence against Black Americans is shamefully common in the United States and devastates communities. For incidents that get widespread media exposure, a collective trauma is felt across the nation, especially for ...
Apr 19, 2021
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Mass shootings tend to dominate the debate over gun violence—but they accounted for just 3% of all firearm homicides in the United States in 2021.
Nov 8, 2023
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In the wake of nationwide protests following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, anecdotal reports of irregular menstrual cycles emerged among protestors who were exposed to tear gas used by law enforcement. Those reports—and ...
Sep 21, 2023
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A study among a national cohort of gay and bisexual mean reveals extreme police-related stress in men of color and low‐income men, compared to their white and higher-income counterparts.
Jun 16, 2023
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A program aimed at improving the city's response to mental health emergencies has slid backward since its initial launch, with response times getting slower, more people sent to hospitals and stepped-up police involvement ...
Nov 15, 2022
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Since its inception in 2013, the Black Lives Matter movement has helped raise awareness and mobilize efforts against racial inequality. It also has spurred controversy, and new research found that experiencing backlash to ...
Nov 2, 2022
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When he was 19 years old, Cecilio "Pepe" Vega was shot in the leg while sitting on his deck playing cards. With his back to the scene, he never saw the passing driver who attacked him that day in New Haven in 1989.
Aug 12, 2022
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A new expert report Monday showed that many countries around the world are failing to adequately address illegal drug use, in the first evaluation of its kind.
Nov 8, 2021
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As resources for people experiencing domestic violence in Chicago's South Side dwindled during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic stay-at-home order, so did reporting of violence within the home, according to new research published ...
Sep 3, 2021
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