The harms of HIV criminalization

HIV criminalization exacerbates subpar diagnosis and treatment across the United States

“…Our evaluations of these distinct outcomes demonstrate that laws criminalizing HIV exposure have a negative association with HIV testing, and a positive association with increasing HIV prevalence. Consequently, these laws may be exacerbating HIV transmission, as advocates for legal reform have argued [4]. Our results are consistent with studies that have documented the ramifications of HIV criminalization [5–7].…”

Alternatives to sharing COVID-19 data with law enforcement: Recommendations for stakeholders

“…[ 1 ] As part of this, several jurisdictions in the U.S. and Canada have established COVID-19 data sharing protocols with law enforcement agencies [ [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] ]. Historical scholarship, [ 6 ] legal analysis, [ [7] , [8] , [9] ] public health best practice [ 10 ], social science [ 11 , 12 ], and criminology research [ 13 , 14 ] have consistently demonstrated that using criminalization and law enforcement approaches in disease control overwhelmingly does more harm than good and disproportionately impacts the most vulnerable [ 15 , 16 ]. This is reflected in the civil society consensus against using criminalization to manage COVID-19.…”