Race, law, and health: Examination of 'Stand Your Ground' and defendant convictions in Florida

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 142, Issue , 2015, Pages 194-201

  Ackermann, Nicole ^a   Goodman, Melody S ^a   Gilbert, Keon ^b   Arroyo Johnson, Cassandra ^a   Pagano, Marcello ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida; Law; Race; Stand Your Ground; USA

Indexed keywords

LEGAL SYSTEM; LEGISLATION; RACE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT; DATA BASE; HUMAN; LAW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MODEL; RACE; RACISM; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; WEAPON; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CRIME VICTIM; DECISION MAKING; FIREARM; HEALTH STATUS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CRIME VICTIMS; DECISION MAKING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FIREARMS; FLORIDA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; RACISM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84951923212     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.08.012     Document Type: Article

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