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“Racial threat and federal aid work together in shaping city police spending.” & “Receiving a large COPS grant was positively associated with police spending, especially in cities where Blacks were accounting for a larger percentage of the city population.” (@robvargas21)

Race and State in City Police Spending Growth
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
Vol. 3 Issue 1, pp. 96–112,
2017
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