Association of Residential Racial and Ethnic Segregation With Legal Intervention Injuries in California.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The continued harm of Black individuals in the US by law enforcement officers calls for reform of both law enforcement officers and structural racism embedded in communities.

Objective

To examine the association between county characteristics and racial and ethnic disparities in legal intervention injuries.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted among 27 671 patients presenting to California hospitals from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2019, with legal intervention injuries (defined as any injury sustained as a result of an encounter with any law enforcement officer) as identified by International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision codes.

Main outcomes a

SUBMITTER: Ormseth CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9244606 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature