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“White support for spending on policing is driven by racial resentment and punitiveness across 3 nationally representative samples. Robust to controls for local crime and fear of crime."

We find that White support for spending on policing is driven by racial resentment and punitiveness across 3 nationally representative samples. Robust to controls for local crime and fear of crime. Thanks to @MattGrossmann for sharing the work. #SocSciResearch #soctwitter https://t.co/X9kVY4KCMt

— Ryan Jerome LeCount (@hoosierbluesman) January 23, 2020

The Value of Social Control: Racial Resentment, Punitiveness, and White Support for Spending on Law Enforcement

Sociological Perspectives

Morris, R. C. / LeCount, Ryan Jerome

Vol. 63 Issue 5, pp. 697–718, 2020

10.1177/0731121419899387

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