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Study: Police Violence a Leading Cause of Death for Young Men
Aug 15, 2020
A recent analysis also shows black males in the U.S. Face the greatest risk of dying at the hands of police.
August 15, 2020 by Mark Greene Leave a Comment
“In an era of body cameras and Black Lives Matter protests, a study released Monday indicates African American men are more than twice as likely as their white peers to die from police use of force.
The issue of police-related fatalities overall is so acute, however, that the study labels such encounters a “leading cause of death” among all young men ages 25 to 29, not too far behind the diseases of cancer and heart disease . And it urges community leaders and elected officials to treat police violence as a public health concern.
“Racially unequal exposure to the risk of state violence has profound consequences for public health, democracy, and racial stratification,” says the study from researchers at Rutgers University , Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Michigan .”
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