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“Evidence of exclusive predatory use of [police] dogs against African Americans.” & “‘This disparity suggests that race may play an impermissible role in officers’ decisions to deploy canines.'” & “Unleashing vicious dogs on blacks confirmed their devalued status."

Slave Patrols, “Packs of Negro Dogs” and and Policing Black Communities
Phylon
Vol. 53 Issue 1, pp. 42–66,
2016
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