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“Police agencies in Missouri have indeed changed their behavior regarding traffic stops in the post-Ferguson era, most likely as a result of the intense public scrutiny… Yet, such a pullback in police activity has not led to more crime."

De-Policing and Crime in the Wake of Ferguson: Racialized Changes in the Quantity and Quality of Policing Among Missouri Police Departments De-Policing and Crime in the Wake of Ferguson: Racialized Changes in the Quantity and Quality of Policing Among Missouri Police Departments
De-Policing and Crime in the Wake of Ferguson: Racialized Changes in the Quantity and Quality of Policing Among Missouri Police Departments
Journal of Criminal Justice
Shjarback, John A. / Pyrooz, David C. / Wolfe, Scott E. / Decker, Scott H.
Vol. 50, pp. 42–52, 2017
10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2017.04.003
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