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National Death Rates From Firearms Due To Legal Intervention For Native Americans, Hanrui Huang
National Death Rates From Firearms Due To Legal Intervention For Native Americans, Hanrui Huang
OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Annual Conference
According to the CDC, deaths from legal intervention are defined as deaths caused by injuries inflicted by law enforcement officers. Although some studies have examined high rates of fatal legal intervention shootings among African Americans, rates for Native Americans have not been adequately examined, despite similar racial biases and stereotypes. This study aims to examine national data and examine the association of fatal legal intervention shootings and Native communities.
The available data provided on legal intervention (CDC) was studied to understand death rates for different races. The data was then analyzed to examine changes over time between 2008 and 2018. …