New Faces, Changing Spaces: How Gentrification Shapes Household Demand for Policing.
How does gentrification impact household demand for policing? Previous research finds that gentrification is associated with more calls to the police but cannot show which types of residents make these calls or evaluate explanations for why these calls occur. My household-level approach allows me to...
| Published in: | Urban Affairs Review Vol. 61; no. 5; pp. 1517 - 1551 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Sep2025
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