Killings by Police Declined after Black Lives Matter Protests

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March 01, 2021

Behavior & Society Killings by Police Declined after Black Lives Matter Protests A study also found body-camera use and community policing increased in places with the most active movements By Jim Daley

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QUOTE OF THE DAY "The question becomes, 'Are Black Lives Matter protests having any real effect in terms of generating change?' The data show very clearly that where you had Black Lives Matter protests, killing of people by the police decreased. It's inescapable from this study that protest matters--that it can generate change." Aldon Morris, a sociologist at Northwestern University

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