Williams, David R.

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“Frequent reports and visualization of incidents of police violence directed toward black, Latino, and Native American communities may also have negative health consequences… Each police killing of an unarmed black male American worsened mental health among blacks."

“Aggressive policing can also adversely affect the mental health of those targeted and the larger community… Police killings of unarmed black Americans resulted in 55 million poor mental health days annually in the black American community."

“Research suggests that Black males are often perceived not only as older but more physically threatening…heavier, taller… regardless of their actual height, weight, and musculature. These perceptions then led to justification for more aggressive measures by police."