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The cumulative effect of gun homicide-related loss on neighborhood perceptions among street-identified black women and girls: A mixed-methods study by Hitchens, Brooklynn K.

“…Racial disparities in death indicate that Black women and girls are disproportionately bereaved by violent loss across their lifetime. Yet the context and…”
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Mothering in the streets: Familial adaptation strategies of street‐identified Black American mothers by Hitchens, Brooklynn K., Aviles, Ann M., McCallops, Kathleen

“…Objective Using components of the Family Adjustment and Adaptation Response Model, Critical Race Feminism, and Sites of Resilience, this study explored how…”
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Structural barriers explain the link between negative community re‐entry experiences and motives for illegal behavior in street‐identified Black men and women by Bounoua, Nadia, Sadeh, Naomi, Payne, Yasser A., Hitchens, Brooklynn K.

“…This study examines how the re‐entry process is related to structural barriers in the community and to motives for engaging in illegal behavior—two key risk…”
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Elevations in Blood Pressure Associated with Exposure to Violence are Mitigated by Pro-gun-Carrying Attitudes among Street-Identified Black Males and Females by Payne, Yasser Arafat, Sadeh, Naomi, Hitchens, Brooklynn K., Bounoua, Nadia

“…Living in neighborhoods with elevated rates of violent crime, such as in many poor Black American communities, is a risk factor for a range of physical and…”
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Examining risky firearm behaviors among high-risk gun carriers in New York City by Brunson, Rod K., Wade, Brian A., Hitchens, Brooklynn K.

“…Precarious firearm conduct among inexperienced gun possessors has the potential to intensify firearm-related fatalities and injuries. The current study…”
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"Why I Can't Stand Out in Front of My House?": Street-Identified Black Youth and Young Adult's Negative Encounters With Police by Payne, Yasser Arafat, Hitchens, Brooklynn K., Chambers, Darryl L.

“…This street participatory action research (Street PAR) study organized 15 residents to document streetidentified Black youth and adult's negative experiences…”
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A Model to Assess the Feasibility of 911 Call Diversion Programs by Midgette, Greg, Spreen, Thomas Luke, Porter, Lauren C., Reuter, Peter, Hitchens, Brooklynn K.

“…Reforms to deploy civilian responders to non-criminal emergency calls may reduce demands on police departments and reduce negative interactions between police…”
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More Than Race? Intragroup Differences by Gender and Age in Perceptions of Police Among Street-Identified Black Men and Women by Hitchens, Brooklynn K., Miller, Jeaneé C., Payne, Yasser Arafat, Sun, Ivan Y., Castillo, Isabella

“…Objective: Whereas studies have documented racial differences in attitudes toward police between White and Black Americans, relatively little is known about…”
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Girl Fights and the Online Media Construction of Black Female Violence and Sexuality by Hitchens, Brooklynn K.

“…This article uses content analysis to examine the media construction of violence and sexuality among young Black, White, and Latina women who fight on…”
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Brenda’s Got a Baby: Black Single Motherhood and Street Life as a Site of Resilience in Wilmington, Delaware by Hitchens, Brooklynn K., Payne, Yasser Arafat

“…This secondary analysis examines low-income, street-identified single Black mothers aged 18 to 35 years in Wilmington, Delaware. This study is guided by the…”
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The Context for Legal Cynicism: Urban Young Women’s Experiences With Policing in Low-Income, High-Crime Neighborhoods by Hitchens, Brooklynn K., Carr, Patrick J., Clampet-Lundquist, Susan

“…Research and public discourse on urban policing and the collateral consequences of mass incarceration often center on the experiences of young males,…”
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Contextualizing Attitudes About Violence from the Vantage Point of Street-Identified Black Male Youth: The Role of the Perceived Neighborhood and Bypassing Adolescence in the Development of Black Masculinity by Bounoua, Nadia, Hitchens, Brooklynn K., Payne, Yasser A., Sadeh, Naomi

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Contextualizing Police Use of Force and Black Vulnerability: A Response to Whitesel by Hitchens, Brooklynn K.

“…Whitesel (2017) argues that racialized stereotypes about black bodies were used as foundations for the killing and subsequent character assassinations of…”
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Contextualizing Police Use of Force and Black Vulnerability: Aￂ Response to Whitesel by Hitchens, Brooklynn K

“…Whitesel argues that racialized stereotypes about black bodies were used as foundations for the killing and subsequent character assassinations of Eleanor…”
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"Brenda's Got a Baby" by Hitchens, Brooklynn K, Payne, Yasser Arafat

“…This secondary analysis examines low-income, street-identified single Black mothers aged 18 to 35 years in Wilmington, Delaware. This study is guided by the…”
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