UMSL Researchers Seek To Better Understand Police Behavior In The Wake Of Ferguson Unrest
St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio
September 6, 201918m 0s
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Show Notes
In this conversation, we hear from an UMSL researcher who analyzed seven years of arrest data to see whether the so-called “Ferguson effect” caused an increase of crime in St. Louis. The “Ferguson effect” refers to the idea that when police face a high level of scrutiny, law enforcement activities are stifled, and that leads to a spike in violent crime. Lt. Colonel Ronnie Robinson of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department also joins the discussion.