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The Rodney King incident and verdict revisited: Examining opinion-mobilizing effects using data from Southern California in 1991 and 1992

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  • Nägel, Christof
  • Nivette, Amy

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We revisit the Rodney King incident and verdict to study their effect on confidence in local police using a design-based causal inference approach.

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  • Nägel, Christof & Nivette, Amy, 2023. "The Rodney King incident and verdict revisited: Examining opinion-mobilizing effects using data from Southern California in 1991 and 1992," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:85:y:2023:i:c:s004723522200109x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2022.101989
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