Police Violence in Health Care Settings in US Media Coverage

• Published in: JAMA network open Vol. 6; no. 11; p. e2342998
• Main Authors: Saadi, Altaf, Ray, Victor E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Medical Association 01.11.2023
• Subjects: Accountability; Deadly force; Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; Ethnicity; Health Facilities; Health Personnel; Hospitals; Humans; Media coverage; Mental disorders; Narration; News media; Online Only; Original Investigation; Police; Qualitative research; Security personnel; Sex crimes; United States > US

Hospitals do not collect or share data tracking their policing and security activities despite their reliance on police and security personnel, including armed officers. Thus, little is known about how hospital security is associated with patient and staff safety. To examine the harms exerted by hea...