Criminalizing Psychopathology in Black Americans: Racial and Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Psychopathology and Arrests

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Clinical Psychological Science Pub Date : 2024-01-05 DOI:10.1177/21677026231217312

Briana N. Brownlow, Kassidie S. Harmon, J. Pek, J. Cheavens, James L. Moore, Emil F. Coccaro

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Abstract

Black Americans are arrested at disproportionate levels compared with White Americans. We sought to understand whether the association between psychopathology and arrest record is equally strong for Black Americans and White Americans, hypothesizing that the association would be stronger for Black Americans. In a sample of adults (age: M = 34.81 years), we found that at the same level of psychopathology severity, emotion dysregulation, and impulsivity, Black Americans ( n = 585) exhibited higher rates of being arrested in adulthood than White Americans ( n = 977). These findings held even when controlling for environmental (e.g., socioeconomic status) and individual (e.g., substance-use history) factors associated with arrests. This suggests that the risk conferred by more severe psychopathology on arrests is stronger for Black Americans than White Americans. Our results highlight how structural racism affects both psychopathology and the carceral system to contribute to the overrepresentation of Black Americans within the criminal justice system.

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美国黑人的精神病理学犯罪化：精神病理学与逮捕之间关系的种族和性别差异

与美国白人相比，美国黑人被捕的比例过高。我们试图了解美国黑人和美国白人的心理病理学与逮捕记录之间的关联是否同样强烈，并假设美国黑人的关联会更强烈。在一个成年人样本（年龄：M = 34.81 岁）中，我们发现在精神病理学严重程度、情绪失调和冲动程度相同的情况下，美国黑人（n = 585）成年后的被捕率高于美国白人（n = 977）。即使控制了与被捕有关的环境（如社会经济地位）和个人（如药物使用史）因素，这些发现仍然成立。这表明，更严重的精神病理学对美国黑人造成的被捕风险比美国白人更大。我们的研究结果凸显了结构性种族主义如何影响精神病理学和囚禁系统，从而导致美国黑人在刑事司法系统中的比例过高。

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Clinical Psychological Science Psychology-Clinical Psychology

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9.70

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