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“Our results suggest that transfers of military equipment to police departments has a fragmenting effect on civic engagement. Black households reduce charitable giving. The relative impact of police militarization is consistently worse for black households."

From Broken Windows to Broken Bonds: Militarized Police and Social Fragmentation From Broken Windows to Broken Bonds: Militarized Police and Social Fragmentation
From Broken Windows to Broken Bonds: Militarized Police and Social Fragmentation
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
Insler, Michael A. / McMurrey, Bryce / McQuoid, Alexander F.
Vol. 163, pp. 43–62, 2019
10.1016/j.jebo.2019.04.012
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