Extending Research on the “War on Cops”: the Effects of Ferguson on Nonfatal Assaults Against U.S. Police Officers

This study tests whether violence directed toward American law enforcement has increased in the wake of events in Ferguson, Missouri, in summer 2014. Using monthly data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) reports (2010-2016), we carr...

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Authors: Shjarback, John A. (Author) ; Maguire, Edward R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2021, Volume: 67, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-26
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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