Police Violence in Health Care Settings in US Media Coverage
Altaf Saadi,
Victor E. Ray
Abstract:ImportanceHospitals do not collect or share data tracking their policing and security activities despite their reliance on police and security personnel, including armed officers. Thus, little is known about how hospital security is associated with patient and staff safety.ObjectiveTo examine the harms exerted by health care–affiliated police and security personnel.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsFor this qualitative study, data were collected using a systematic Media Cloud search for US news media coverage f… Show more
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