TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - "We (still) charge genocide": a systematic review and synthesis of the direct and indirect health consequences of police violence in the United States
JO  - Social science and medicine (1982)
A1  - Haile, Rahwa
A1  - Rowell-Cunsolo, Tawandra
A1  - Hyacinthe, Marie-Fatima
A1  - Alang, Sirry
SP  - e115784
EP  - e115784
VL  - 322
IS  - 
N2  - Building on historical and contemporary efforts to eliminate police and other forms of state violence, and on the understanding that police violence is a social determinant of health, we conducted a systematic review in which we synthesize the existing literature around 1) racial disparities in police violence; 2) health impacts of direct exposure to police violence; and 3) health impacts of indirect exposure to police violence. We screened 336 studies and excluded 246, due to not meeting our inclusion criteria. Forty-eight additional studies were excluded during the full text review, resulting in a study sample size of 42 studies. Our review showed that Black people in the US are far more likely than white people to experience a range of forms of police violence: from fatal and nonfatal shootings, to assault and psychological violence. Exposure to police violence increases risk of multiple adverse health outcomes. Moreover, police violence may operate as a vicarious and ecological exposure, producing consequences beyond those directly assaulted. In order to successfully eliminate police violence, scholars must work in alignment with social justice movements.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0277-9536
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115784
ID  - ref1
ER  -