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UrduUNLV law professor Frank Rudy Cooper on the psychological impact of repeated exposure to videos of violent and deadly police encounters that increasingly circulate online; the role that slavery and societal norms surrounding masculinity play into them; and police reforms that might be in the works.
Tag: police violence
Trust in the police?
The murder of African-American George Floyd in May 2020 led to worldwide protests against police violence. Not least because of these developments, in Europe, too, the relationship between the police and ethnic minorities has been a hotly debated topic in the recent past.
Study model explores impact of police action on population health
The authors of a new UW-led study write that because law enforcement directly interacts with a large number of people, “policing may be a conspicuous yet not-well understood driver of population health.”
George Floyd Anniversary: Rutgers Scholar Available to Discuss Police Reform
Rutgers sociologist Paul Hirschfield is available to discuss U.S. police violence and how policing has changed since the murder of George Floyd. Hirschfield has researched why rates of police lethality in the United States are much higher than in Europe and most recently…
November 2020 highlights from AJPH
Highlights from AJPH November issue.
Charging officers in Breonna Taylor’s killing won’t fix ‘deeply flawed’ system
On Tuesday, the mayor of Louisville, Kentucky declared a state of emergency for the city in advance of the attorney general’s announcement regarding possible charges against the police officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor in March. Joe Margulies,…
Sociologists Available to Comment on Police Brutality and Racial Inequality
The murders of George Floyd and Jacob Blake are part of a continuum of police brutality toward Black individuals, which too often ends with murder. Sociologists study how this issue of police violence is related to class, race, and inequality.
Stanford and Michigan researchers on a “movement of movements approach” to end police violence
Sarah A. Soule is the Morgridge Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Stanford. Her major areas of interest are organizational theory, social movements, and political sociology. Christian Davenport…
Portland protestor used ‘insurrectionary nakedness’ to manage conflict
Protests continue this week in Portland, Oregon in the wake of federal law enforcement being deployed to the city. On Saturday, the protest included the participation of a nude woman who confronted officers wearing nothing but a mask and hat.…
Getting Tested for Covid-19 After Protesting
Medical experts support the ongoing protests against racist police killings and brutality, but experts do also worry these protests could increase coronavirus spread.
Publicizing Police Killings of Unarmed Black People Causes Emotional Trauma, Rutgers Study Finds
Rutgers study finds majority of college students of color show symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder after watching social media videos of unarmed Black men being killed by police.
United States should implement nationwide truth commission on police violence against Black people
The United States needs to implement a nationwide truth commission on police violence against Black people, according to Kerry Whigham, assistant professor of genocide and mass atrocity prevention at Binghamton University, State University of New York. “If recent instances of…
Unfounded fear helps fuel police violence
Research shows that policing is a relatively safe job, but fear stoked by and among officers put black lives in danger.
Trump’s Juneteenth rally in Tulsa to inflame racial tension
The Trump administration announced this week that its first in-person campaign rally since the coronavirus lockdown will occur in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 19th – a day celebrated by many Americans as the day that marked the end of slavery…
Rutgers Child Trauma Expert Available to Discuss How Parents Can Speak with Children About Nationwide Unrest
Kelly N. Moore, a Rutgers University expert on how children perceive and recover from trauma, is available to discuss the strategies parents can use when discussing current events, including nationwide protests, police violence and racism, with their children. “Parents do…
Militarized, ‘ready for battle’ police make dialogue with protesters difficult
Clashes between police and protesters escalated this week across the United States, as public outrage continued over police brutality and systemic racism. Sabrina Karim, assistant professor of government at Cornell University, is an international expert on police reform. She says…
Study: Exposure to police violence may be more impactful for individuals who perceive police as a threat to their personal safety
New research from the Race and Opportunity Lab in the Brown School’s Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis sheds light on youths’ reactions to social media videos showing violence in their communities. “Exposure to police violence may be more impactful for individuals who perceive police as a threat to their personal safety,” the lead author said.