TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Contested killings: the mobilizing effects of community contact with police violence
JO  - American political science review
A1  - Morris, Kevin T.
A1  - Shoub, Kelsey
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Recently, we have witnessed the politicizing effects of police killings in the United States. This project asks how such killings might (de)mobilize voters at the local level. We draw on multiple theoretical approaches to develop a theory of community contact with the police. We argue that when a highly visible event tied to government actions occurs--like a police killing--it can spur turnout. This is especially true where public narratives tie such events to government and structural causes. By comparing neighborhoods near a killing before and after election day, we estimate the causal effect on turnout. We find a mobilizing  effect. These effects are larger when they "trend" on Google, occur in Black communities, or if the victim is Black. Proximity to a killing also increases support for abolishing the police. We conclude that police violence increases electoral participation in communities where narratives about racially unjust policing resonate most.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-0554
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0003055423000321
ID  - ref1
ER  -