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SUMMARY: Police Protection and Voter Turnout: Evidence from the COPS Progra
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DESCRIPTION:   When: October 2\, 2026 Where: Seigle Hall 207 Join us for a 
 lecture by CRE2 Postdoctoral Fellow\, Brandon Romero. What is the effect of
  police on the political lives of Americans? Extant studies suggest that sc
 aling back police presence may increase political participation among Black
  Americans by reducing police surveillance and harassment. I theorize […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p> </p><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp
 -image-66257" src="https://anesthesiology.wustl.edu/app/uploads/2026/09/Bra
 ndons-Lecture-1.png" alt="" width="1545" height="1999" /></p><p class="wp-b
 lock-paragraph"><strong>When:</strong> October 2\, 2026</p><p class="wp-blo
 ck-paragraph"><strong>Where:</strong> Seigle Hall 207</p><p class="wp-block
 -paragraph">Join us for a lecture by CRE<sup>2</sup> Postdoctoral Fellow\, 
 <a href="https://cre2.wustl.edu/people/brandon-romero/" data-type="link" da
 ta-id="https://cre2.wustl.edu/people/brandon-romero/">Brandon Romero.</a></
 p><p class="wp-block-paragraph">What is the effect of police on the politic
 al lives of Americans? Extant studies suggest that scaling back police pres
 ence may increase political participation among Black Americans by reducing
  police surveillance and harassment. I theorize that police indirectly affe
 ct voter turnout through their effects on crime\, and I argue that Black Am
 ericans are uniquely positioned to benefit from reductions in crime. Using 
 quasi-experimental variation in the number of police induced by the disburs
 ement of a federal hiring grant to municipal police agencies\, I find evide
 nce that hiring an additional police officer per 10\,000 residents increase
 s Black turnout. This increase can be attributed to policing reduction viol
 ent victimization. This project speaks to the importance of incorporating c
 riminal violence into policy feedback theories of criminal-justice institut
 ions.</p><p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>For those wanting to attendi
 ng in person email <a href="mailto:mariahp@wustl.edu?subject=I%20will%20att
 end:%20Postdoctoral%20Fellow\,%20Brandon%20Romero%20Talk-%2010/2"><u>Mariah
  Puglise</u></a> by 9/30/2026.</strong></p>
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