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police
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Law enforcement, military members have increased risk of firearm suicides
Law enforcement officials, active duty military members and veterans of both professions are at a higher risk of firearm suicides,…
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Residents in certain ZIP codes are more likely to be fatally shot by police
A person’s ZIP code could determine their risk of being shot and killed by police, according to a recent study.
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‘Jail’ and ‘prison’ aren’t interchangeable, and other stuff journalists should know
Tips for journalists covering how police, judges, jails and prisons handle convicted and criminally charged people with mental illness.
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5 reports look at causes of health disparities in the U.S.
Stories about health disparities — even ones about CDC statistics — need context about the social causes that contribute to…
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Intersection of mental health, law enforcement complex, changing
A Philadelphia police officer’s recent, fatal shooting of 27-year-old Walter Wallace Jr., as he wielded a knife, dramatized how, according…
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Telling the community health story beyond police shootings
Often, when a police officer shoots an unarmed black man, news coverage is confined to the echoes of debate over…
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Story ideas revealed in intersection of mental illness, criminal justice system
One of the sessions featured at Health Journalism 2017 in Orlando explored the intersection of the criminal justice system and…
