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Understanding Denver’s devastating rise in violent crime in 2020

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Understanding Denver’s devastating rise in violent crime in 2020

David Pyrooz, Justin Nix, Scott Wolfe
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Abstract

We argue that Denver’s 2020 crime spike was likely the result of a police legitimacy crisis.

Type
Op-Ed
Publication
The Denver Post
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