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Title: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: A Spatial Analysis of Historical and Contemporary Incidents of Police Violence

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2022

ISBN: 978-1-80117-725-2

ISSN: 0163-786X

DOI: 10.1108/S0163-786X20220000046004

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Abstract: Using archival data from the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri and current data from Fatal Encounters (FE), this study descriptively compared concentrated incidents of fatal police shootings of civilians in St. Louis, Missouri at two points in time – 1970 to 1980 and 2000 to 2010. This study also explored connections to race and income by mapping the composition of Black residents and levels of concentrated economic disadvantage using 1980 and 2010 United States Census data. Geographic Information Systems (GISs) results revealed noticeable similarities in the sites of fatal police shootings of civilians across the two time periods. Specifically, most of the incidents occurred in the northern and southeastern sectors of St. Louis City in neighborhoods with a higher number of Black residents and impacted by economic disadvantage. All of the individuals shot and killed by the police were male, and a majority were 22 years old or younger, and armed during the incident. Results from police perceptions studies from the 1970s and early to mid oughts are also discussed to posit that a persistence of police violence historically and presently may help offer key insights into how legal estrangement may ensue.

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Authors: Jackson, Ashley N.

Periodical (Full): Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change

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Volume: 46

Pages: 65-86

Data Collections: IPUMS NHGIS

Topics: Crime and Deviance, Population Mobility and Spatial Demography

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