Aggressive Policing and the Educational Performance of Minority Youth

American Sociological Review

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 220-247

  Legewie, Joscha ^a   Fagan, Jeffrey ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Earth Institute at Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

academic performance; crime; education; policing; race

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CRIME; EDUCATION; MINORITY GROUP; NEIGHBORHOOD; POLICE FORCE; RACE; STUDENT; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 85061581713     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122419826020     Document Type: Article

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