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Title: BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTS, FATAL POLICE INTERACTIONS, AND CRIME

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2020

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ISSN: 1465-7287

DOI: 10.1111/COEP.12508

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Abstract: The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement was a prominent social movement largely focused on raising awareness of and reducing police use-of-force and fatal interactions with police. However, opponents of the movement have feared it could lead to decreased proactive policing and increased crime. Using a state-by-month fixed effects model, I find evidence that an additional protest in the preceding month leads to a decrease of.225 fatal interactions between Blacks and police per 10 million Black population. In addition, I find no evidence supporting increased crime or arrests as a result of the BLM movement. (JEL J15, D91, Z13).

Url: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/coep.12508

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Authors: Skoy, Evelyn

Periodical (Full): Contemporary Economic Policy

Issue: 2

Volume: 39

Pages: 280-291

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Topics: Crime and Deviance

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