Thoughtful Forensic Practice Combats Structural Racism

[摘要] ethicsracismjusticeforensic psychiatryIn the last year, medical organizations of all types have been declaring their opposition to structural racism.1,2 This has been catalyzed by the national conversation about race and the devastating deaths in police custody that reinvigorated it. Besides the general affirmations, medical leaders have been seeking specific ways to concretize their opposition to racism. For them, as for others, questions persist about the behaviors that should oppose racism in everyday work. The American Journal of Psychiatry, for example, recently published an editors' note emphasizing the Journal 's commitment to combatting racism, social injustice, and health care inequities.3 This statement of intent included the recognition that previous efforts had fallen well short of improving discrimination in health care.

[学科分类] 儿科学

[关键词] ethics;racism;justice;forensic psychiatry