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\nOlugbenga Ajilore explains the high cost of the American government’s arming of local police with military weapons, which has exacerbated lethal use-of force against black communities.The acquisition of military style-weapons by local...\nOlugbenga Ajilore explains the high cost of the American government’s arming of local police with military weapons, which has exacerbated lethal use-of force against black communities.

The acquisition of military style-weapons by local law enforcement agencies in the U.S. has been accelerating, driven by federal programs which grant access to surplus military items for combating terrorism and drug activity. He cites his research examining the impacts of increased police militarization—including more frequent use of lethal force, and the disproportionate effects on ethnically-fragmented communities.
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\nNew Economic Thinking\n\n
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2018
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