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Editorial: Excessive Police Violence as a Public Health Issue

Authors: Hannah L. F. Cooper, Mindy Fullilove

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

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This special issue of the Journal of Urban Health was organized in response to a series of widely reported deaths and sexual assaults of Black children and adults by the police in the USA. This particular series began with the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson MO, Eric Garner in New York City NY, 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland OH, Sandra Bland in Waller County, TX, and Freddy Gray in Baltimore MD, and the sexual assault of Jannie Ligons and 12 other girls and women in Oklahoma City OK. With rare exception, police officer after police officer has been absolved of wrong-doing. Meanwhile, cities have paid millions of dollars to settle civil claims, thus acknowledging the profound harms that have been done. …

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Title: Editorial: Excessive Police Violence as a Public Health Issue
Authors: Hannah L. F. Cooper
Mindy Fullilove
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/s11524-016-0040-2

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