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The “Bad Parents”: Gender-Policing of Trans, Gender Nonconforming, and Nonbinary People in U.S. Families
PurposeTypically understood in the United States to be a “protective” institution, the family is often a site of isolation and rejection for many...
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Policing Technology-Facilitated Domestic Abuse (TFDA): Views of Service Providers in Australia and the United Kingdom
PurposeTechnology-facilitated domestic abuse (TFDA) is a prevalent form of domestic abuse. While police are recognized as critical first responders...
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Racial Slurs by Police and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms: Intrusive Policing and Perceived Injustice
Using the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study ( N = 785), this article considers the ramifications of police use of racial slurs, a type of...
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“Because I Was a Criminal and Drug Addict.”: Experiences of Anti-Black Gendered Racism and Reproductive Injustice Among Black Pregnant and Postpartum Women with a Substance Use Disorder and Incarceration and Family Policing Histories
Racism pervades the US criminal legal and family policing systems, particularly impacting cases involving women with a history of a substance use...
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HIV Criminalization Laws and Enforcement: Assessing the Relationship Between HIV Criminalization at the State Level, Policing at the County Level, and County-level HIV Incidence Rates
The U.S. HIV epidemic disproportionately affects Black and Hispanic communities via ecosocial determinants of excess HIV risk, including HIV...
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Return-to-Work Experiences in Ontario Policing: Injured But Not Broken
PurposePolice officers and others working in police services are exposed to challenging and traumatic situations that can result in physical and/or...
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Health Effects of Policing in Hospitals: a Narrative Review
ImportanceLaw enforcement activity, in the form of outside agencies or hospital security forces, is increasingly common in American healthcare....
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Racial Arrest Disparities in the USA by Rural-Urban Location and Region
BackgroundUrban racial arrest disparities are well known. Emerging evidence suggests that rural policing shares similar patterns as urban policing in...
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Unconscious Bias, Racism, and Trauma-Informed Policing: an Address and Message to the Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project Advisory Board
As a community member of the Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project Advisory Board, I wish to acknowledge the group for its work, but to...
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“An ethnographic exploration of factors that drive policing of street-based female sex workers in a U.S. setting - identifying opportunities for intervention”
BackgroundBuilding on a broader sociological discourse around policing approaches towards vulnerable populations, increasing public health and human...
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Experiences, Expectations, and Satisfaction with Police—a Population-Based Study of Differences by Race and Ethnicity in Two Counties
We used the 2021 Policing in America Survey to examine experiences with police and perceptions of policing in Cook County, IL, and Dallas County, TX....
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Challenges for drug checking services in Scotland: a qualitative exploration of police perceptions
BackgroundThe impact of policing practices on the engagement of people who use drugs (PWUD) with harm reduction services is well evidenced. Although...
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Police Officers Do Not Need More Training; But Different Training. Policing Domestic Violence and Abuse Involving Children: A Rapid Review
Although the police have been identified as a key service provider when responding to domestic violence and abuse (DVA), very few studies have...
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“In Sweden you are worthless. In Denmark you get an identity again” – on being perceived and received as a person who uses drugs in different drug policy settings
BackgroundPolicies to address substance use differ greatly between settings, where goals may range from zero-tolerance to harm reduction. Different...
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OTP-PRL: an app for occupational risk prevention in policing activities
BackgroundThe rapid progress in information and communication technologies has promoted the development of smartphone applications (apps) for a wide...
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Austerity, Health and Public Safety in Low-Income Neighborhoods: Grassroots Responses to the Decline of Local Services in Southeast England
This article uses ethnographic and qualitative research to explore the health implications and social responses of a low-income neighborhood in...
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Descriptive Epidemiology of Fatal Law Enforcement Interactions with Teenagers, 2010–2020
There is a dearth of population studies regarding law enforcement officers (LEOs) use of fatal force against teenagers. The purpose of this...
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Ups and downs of addiction harm reduction in Iran: key insights and implications for harm reduction policy and policing
Drug use is a critical behavioral disorder or a delinquency behavior (in the judiciary system's words) that comes with a burden at multiple levels:...
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Alcohol Misuse, Binge Drinking, and their Associations with Psychosocial Factors during COVID-19 among Harlem Residents in New York City
This study examined alcohol misuse and binge drinking prevalence among Harlem residents, in New York City, and their associations with psycho-social...
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Police Violence Experienced by Black Gay and Bisexual Men: The Effects on HIV Care Engagement and Medication Adherence
Black men face high rates of police violence, including direct victimization and indirect exposure to or knowledge of harmful policing. This violence...
