2019 Urban Research Award: Urban Policing and Racial Health Inequities

PI: Julia Raifman, ScD; Assistant Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management, School of Public Health
Co-PI: Michael Ulrich, JD, MPH; Assistant Professor, Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights, Health Law, Policy & Management, School of Public Health
Mentor: Michael Siegel, MD; Professor, Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health

The United States is characterized by inequities that are particularly striking with regard to race. While there are many studies documenting factors associated with racial inequities in health and that policing may be associated with worse mental health and well-being, there are few causal studies of policies that drive structural changes in health. The investigators aim to evaluate the relationship between changes in urban policing and changes in racial health inequities. Through this, they hope to create an impactful database of urban policing policies and to inform police and the public about potential health and well-being implications of racial inequities in arrests.

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