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Attitudes about police and race in the United States 2020–2021: Mean-level trends and associations with political attitudes, psychiatric problems, and COVID-19 outcomes

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2022
The murder of George Floyd and subsequent mass protest movement in the summer of 2020 brought policing, race, and police brutality to the forefront of American political discourse.
Catherine Vitro   +4 more
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Police Encounters as Stressors: Associations with Depression and Anxiety across Race

open access: yesSocius, 2021
Stress researchers have emphasized the relationship between social stress and mental health. However, research investigating police brutality as a stressor is scarce. The authors conceptualize police brutality as a stressor, examining racial variation in
Sirry Alang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Storytelling Through #Endsars.Com as A Form of Narative Memorial

open access: yesELT Worldwide: Journal of English Language Teaching, 2023
Communal digital (auto) biographical is a memorial of trauma that exists in a synthetic frame referential to the memories of abuse. #Endsars.com highlights the collective narratives of netizens who are abused and subjugated by the Nigeria Police Force ...
Jayne I. Owan, Onyekachi Peter Onuoha
doaj   +1 more source

Generating an Understanding of Police Brutality in the Small Island State of Trinidad and Tobago

open access: yesIsland Studies Journal, 2023
Trinidad and Tobago (TT), like some other island states, experiences frequent incidents of police use of excessive force and police brutality which often involve individuals from low-income communities.
Tamara Forde
doaj   +1 more source

“When you Search a #Hashtag, it Feels Like You’re Searching for Death:” Black Twitter and Communication About Police Brutality Within the Black Community

open access: yesSocial Media + Society, 2023
Despite heightened levels of scrutiny and enhanced media coverage, excessive force by law enforcement continues to result in the disproportionate death of Black civilians.
Deion S. Hawkins
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping definitions, measures and methodologies of assessing police violence in the health literature: a scoping review protocol

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2023
Introduction Police violence is a growing public health issue in the USA. Emerging evidence suggests that negative police encounters are associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes.
Latesha K Harris   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Policing in Kenya during Covid-19

open access: yesKabarak Law Review, 2022
Kenya’s policing history has for the longest time been partisan to the ruling regime. This has created a culture of brutality and disdain among members of the Kenya Police, towards members of the public whom they ought to protect and serve. Although the
George Omondi Gor
doaj   +1 more source

Police Brutality and Reforms in Pakistan

open access: yesJournal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, 2020
Police Brutality has become one of the most important highlight around the globe. This study qualitatively investigates the form of police violence existent in Pakistan and also how this violence is related with the reforms enunciated.
Najma Sadiq   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Archiving the Movement: Generating Solidarity Among Black Millennials in Virtual Spaces

open access: yesJournal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity, 2023
In this paper, I analyze the impact of the discourse #BlackLivesMatter (#BLM) has on how communities frame policing practices within protests. I find that Millennials created an archive of distinct moments in virtual space through social media as a ...
Stephanie Jones
doaj   +1 more source

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