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ArticleAmerican journal of public health2018

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Arrests for Drug Possession After California Proposition 47, 2011-2016.

Alyssa C Mooney, Eric Giannella, M Maria Glymour, Torsten B Neilands, Meghan D Morris, Jacqueline Tulsky, May Sudhinaraset

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Making the Invisible Causes of Population Health Visible: A Public Health of Consequence, August 2018.2018
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Racial Inequities in Drug Arrests: Treatment in Lieu of and After Incarceration.2018

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7 authors.

Alyssa C MooneyAlyssa C. Mooney, M. Maria Glymour, and Meghan D. Morris are with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco. Eric Giannella is with the California Department of Justice, Oakland. Torsten B. Neilands is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Jacqueline Tulsky is with the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. May Sudhinaraset is with the Department of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles.

Eric GiannellaAlyssa C. Mooney, M. Maria Glymour, and Meghan D. Morris are with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco. Eric Giannella is with the California Department of Justice, Oakland. Torsten B. Neilands is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Jacqueline Tulsky is with the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. May Sudhinaraset is with the Department of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles.

M Maria GlymourAlyssa C. Mooney, M. Maria Glymour, and Meghan D. Morris are with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco. Eric Giannella is with the California Department of Justice, Oakland. Torsten B. Neilands is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Jacqueline Tulsky is with the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. May Sudhinaraset is with the Department of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles.

Torsten B NeilandsAlyssa C. Mooney, M. Maria Glymour, and Meghan D. Morris are with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco. Eric Giannella is with the California Department of Justice, Oakland. Torsten B. Neilands is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Jacqueline Tulsky is with the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. May Sudhinaraset is with the Department of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles.

Meghan D MorrisAlyssa C. Mooney, M. Maria Glymour, and Meghan D. Morris are with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco. Eric Giannella is with the California Department of Justice, Oakland. Torsten B. Neilands is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Jacqueline Tulsky is with the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. May Sudhinaraset is with the Department of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles.

Jacqueline TulskyAlyssa C. Mooney, M. Maria Glymour, and Meghan D. Morris are with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco. Eric Giannella is with the California Department of Justice, Oakland. Torsten B. Neilands is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Jacqueline Tulsky is with the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. May Sudhinaraset is with the Department of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles.

May SudhinarasetAlyssa C. Mooney, M. Maria Glymour, and Meghan D. Morris are with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco. Eric Giannella is with the California Department of Justice, Oakland. Torsten B. Neilands is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Jacqueline Tulsky is with the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. May Sudhinaraset is with the Department of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles.

Funding

Alternative Sentencing Policy for Drug Possession: Impacts on Substance Use, Drug Treatment, and Racial DisparitiesF31MD011364 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI MOONEY, ALYSSA · 2017 to 2018

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NIMHD NIH HHS F31 MD011364

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo evaluate the effects of California Proposition 47, which reclassified felony drug offenses to misdemeanors in 2014, on racial/ethnic disparities in drug arrests.

methodsUsing data on all drug arrests made in California from 2011 to 2016, we compared racial/ethnic disparities in drug arrests between Whites, Blacks, and Latinos, immediately and 1 year after policy changes, controlling for secular and seasonal trends.

resultsIn the month following passage, absolute Black-White disparities in monthly felony drug arrests decreased from 81 to 44 per 100 000 and continued to decrease over time. There was an immediate increase of 27% in the relative disparity, however, because a higher proportion of felony offense types among Whites was reclassified. Total drug arrest rates also declined, suggesting drug law enforcement was deprioritized. During the first year after enactment, felony drug arrests fell by an estimated 51 985 among Whites, 15 028 among Blacks, and 50 113 among Latinos.

conclusionsReducing criminal penalties for drug possession can reduce racial/ethnic disparities in criminal justice exposure and has implications for improving health inequalities linked to social determinants of health.

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PMID29927653

DOI10.2105/AJPH.2018.304445

PMCPMC6050868

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