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01-04-2016

Policing, Community Fragmentation, and Public Health: Observations from Baltimore

Author: Marisela B. Gomez

Published in: Journal of Urban Health | Special Issue 1/2016

Abstract

Studies show that policing, when violent, and community fragmentation have a negative impact on health outcomes. This current study investigates the connection of policing and community fragmentation and public health. Using an embedded case study analysis, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 African-American female and male residents, ages 21–64 years of various neighborhoods of high arrest rates and health and socioeconomic depravation in Baltimore City, MD. Baltimore residents’ perceptions of policing, stress, community fragmentation, and solutions are presented. Analysis of the perceptions of these factors suggests that violent policing increases community fragmentation and is a public health threat. Approaches to address this public health threat are discussed.

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Title: Policing, Community Fragmentation, and Public Health: Observations from Baltimore
Author: Marisela B. Gomez
Publication date: 01-04-2016
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Urban Health / Issue Special Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 1099-3460
Electronic ISSN: 1468-2869
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-015-0022-9

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