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Support for aggressive stop-and-frisk policy in NYC: does perceived policy effectiveness and perceived disparate treatment explain observed racial and ethnic divides?

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Pages 303-323 | Received 22 May 2014, Accepted 04 Aug 2014, Published online: 01 Sep 2014

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