Download This PaperLocal Leaders Say Police-Community Relations are Good Throughout Michigan, But Those In Large Cities are Concerned About Potential Unrest Over Police Use-of-Force
Michigan Public Policy Survey, February 2016
14 Pages Posted: 25 Feb 2016
Date Written: February 2, 2016
Abstract
This report presents Michigan local government leaders’ assessments of police-community relations, concern over the potential for civil unrest, and the use of a range of law enforcement policies, practices, and equipment in their jurisdiction. The findings are based on statewide surveys of local government leaders in the Fall 2015 wave of the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS).
Keywords: Local government, law enforcement, police-community relations, police militarization, civil unrest, Ferguson
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Sarah Mills
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy ( email )
735 South State Street, Weill Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
United States
734-615-5315 (Phone)
Thomas M. Ivacko (Contact Author)
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy ( email )
735 South State Street, Weill Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
United States
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