Acción policial y salud pública: promoción de estrategias de reducción de daños en prácticas de aplicación de la ley
Este evento reunirá las perspectivas y experiencias de investigadores, promotores de la reducción de daños y autoridades policiales para analizar cómo reducir la brecha cultural entre las fuerzas del orden, las agencias de salud pública y los proveedores comunitarios de salud. Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.
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Burdens borne by the failures of current community health and social service systems are often unfairly placed on the shoulders of law enforcement, who are gatekeepers to a criminal justice system that disproportionately affects the most disadvantaged communities in the United States. A public health approach to policing is necessary to address the health inequalities, violence, trauma, racism, and poverty at the root of many arrests, including by using the principles of harm reduction to respond to the needs of these marginalized individuals and communities.
This event will bring together the perspectives and experiences of researchers, harm reduction advocates, and law enforcement to describe how to bridge the cultural divide between law enforcement, public health agencies, and community health providers in order to protect the rights and foster the health of the most vulnerable members of society.
Speakers
- Brendan Cox is chief of police of the Albany Police Department.
- David Cloud is a senior program associate for the Substance Use and Mental Health Program at the Vera Institute.
- Marc Krupanski is a program officer for the Open Society Public Health Program.
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