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SUBMITTER: Legewie J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6892617 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Science advances 20191204 12
Police use of force is a controversial issue, but the broader consequences and spillover effects are not well understood. This study examines the impact of in utero exposure to police killings of unarmed blacks in the residential environment on black infants' health. Using a preregistered, quasi-experimental design and data from 3.9 million birth records in California from 2007 to 2016, the findings show that police killings of unarmed blacks substantially decrease the birth weight and gestation ...[more]