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“Firearms tend to be employed by people for self-protection when they are afraid or feel vulnerable.” & “For a one-unit increase in percent black police officers, the difference in the odds of firearm use between Black and White criminal offenders decreases by 78%."

Self-Help and Black Firearm Crime Self-Help and Black Firearm Crime Table 4 also displays the results of whether a police department’s racial diversity moderates the relationship between an offender’s race and the likelihood of a firearm being used in an aggravated assault. Results show that for a one-unit increase in percent black police officers, the difference in the odds of firearm use between Black and White criminal offenders decreases by 78%. Table 4 also displays the results of whether a police department’s racial diversity moderates the relationship between an offender’s race and the likelihood of a firearm being used in an aggravated assault. Results show that for a one-unit increase in percent black police officers, the difference in the odds of firearm use between Black and White criminal offenders decreases by 78%.
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