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“Being older and more conservative correspond with more support for police militarization, whereas being Black reduces support for militarization.” & “Opposition to militarization…cannot…be reduced to anti-police mentalities… They are largely a function of legitimacy."

The Long Shadow of Ferguson: Legitimacy, Legal Cynicism, and Public Perceptions of Police Militarization The Long Shadow of Ferguson: Legitimacy, Legal Cynicism, and Public Perceptions of Police Militarization
The Long Shadow of Ferguson: Legitimacy, Legal Cynicism, and Public Perceptions of Police Militarization
Crime & Delinquency
Moule, Richard K. / Fox, Bryanna Hahn / Parry, Megan M.
Vol. 65 Issue 2, pp. 151–182, 2019
10.1177/0011128718770689
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