Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2024
Keywords
bureaucratic reform; public management; policing; Black Lives Matter; Reinventing Government
Abstract
Black Lives Matter (BLM) has gained support across racial lines and considerable financial backing. Yet it is unclear whether social science has responded with research likely to save Black lives. To encourage more applied research and related public discussion, we rank police departments in the 50 largest U.S. cities by their effectiveness in keeping homicides low and not taking civilian lives, while adjusting for poverty, which makes policing more difficult. We find enormous variation in police performance and offer qualitative evidence that this reflects organizational practices. We conclude with ideas for reform.
Citation
Maranto, R., Reilly, W., & Wolf, P. J. (2024). Which Police Departments Make Black Lives Matter?. Administration & Society, 56 (3), 282-303. https://doi.org/10.1177/00953997241226892
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Comments
The final version of this paper has been published in Administration & Society, 56/3, March/2024 by Sage Publications Ltd, All rights reserved. ©The Author(s) 2024. It is available at: http://journals.sagepub.com/home/AAS