TY - JOUR
T1 - Police Exposures and the Health and Well-being of Black Youth in the US
T2 - A Systematic Review
AU - Jindal, Monique
AU - Mistry, Kamila B.
AU - Trent, Maria
AU - McRae, Ashlyn
AU - Thornton, Rachel L.J.
N1 - Funding Information:
received grants from the National Institutes of Health, personal fees from Church and Dwight and American Academy of Pediatrics, and research supplies to her institution from Speedx and Hologic. No other disclosures were reported.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022/1
Y1 - 2022/1
N2 - Importance: Black youth in the US experience disproportionate contact with police even when accounting for criminal or delinquent behavior, which some experts say is fueled by racism and discrimination. While the literature supports the link between racism and adverse health outcomes, less is known about the impact of policing on the well-being of Black youth. Objective: To systematically review the literature describing the association between police exposure and health outcomes for Black youth 26 years and younger. Evidence Review: A search of PubMed, Embase, Criminal Justice Abstracts, PsycInfo, and Web of Science was conducted. Eligible studies included original peer-reviewed research published from 1980 to December 2020, with a participant population of Black youth, a focus on police exposure, and health as the outcome. Additional articles were identified by hand-searching reference lists of included studies. Data extraction was performed, followed by critical appraisal of all included studies using a convergent segregated approach in which quantitative and qualitative studies were synthesized separately followed by an overarching synthesis across methods. Findings: A total of 16 quantitative studies including 19493 participants were included in the review and demonstrated an association between police exposure and adverse mental health, sexual risk behaviors, and substance use. A total of 13 qualitative studies including 461 participants were included in the review, which corroborated and contextualized the quantitative evidence and provided additional health outcomes, such as fear for life or hopelessness. Conclusions and Relevance: Evidence shows that police exposures are associated with adverse health outcomes for Black youth. Clinicians, scientists, public health practitioners, and policy makers can partner with local governments to enact reforms that mitigate the health impact of policing on youth..
AB - Importance: Black youth in the US experience disproportionate contact with police even when accounting for criminal or delinquent behavior, which some experts say is fueled by racism and discrimination. While the literature supports the link between racism and adverse health outcomes, less is known about the impact of policing on the well-being of Black youth. Objective: To systematically review the literature describing the association between police exposure and health outcomes for Black youth 26 years and younger. Evidence Review: A search of PubMed, Embase, Criminal Justice Abstracts, PsycInfo, and Web of Science was conducted. Eligible studies included original peer-reviewed research published from 1980 to December 2020, with a participant population of Black youth, a focus on police exposure, and health as the outcome. Additional articles were identified by hand-searching reference lists of included studies. Data extraction was performed, followed by critical appraisal of all included studies using a convergent segregated approach in which quantitative and qualitative studies were synthesized separately followed by an overarching synthesis across methods. Findings: A total of 16 quantitative studies including 19493 participants were included in the review and demonstrated an association between police exposure and adverse mental health, sexual risk behaviors, and substance use. A total of 13 qualitative studies including 461 participants were included in the review, which corroborated and contextualized the quantitative evidence and provided additional health outcomes, such as fear for life or hopelessness. Conclusions and Relevance: Evidence shows that police exposures are associated with adverse health outcomes for Black youth. Clinicians, scientists, public health practitioners, and policy makers can partner with local governments to enact reforms that mitigate the health impact of policing on youth..
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U2 - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.2929
DO - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.2929
M3 - Review article
C2 - 34491292
AN - SCOPUS:85114502670
SN - 2168-6203
VL - 176
SP - 78
EP - 88
JO - JAMA pediatrics
JF - JAMA pediatrics
IS - 1
ER -