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How Politically Diverse Are U.S. Police Agencies?
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Political Diversity in U.S. Police Agencies was authored by Bocar Ba, Haosen Ge, Jacob Kaplan, Dean Knox, Mayya Komisarchik, Gregory Lanzalotto, Rei Mariman, Jonathan Mummolo, Roman Rivera and Michelle Torres. It was published by Wiley in AJPS in 2025.

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Original abstract could not be retrieved due to an unexpected Crossref response error. The text below does not summarize the paper’s findings; it explains what is missing and what to check in the full article.

đź§­ What the Title Signals

  • The paper focuses on political diversity within police organizations in the United States.
  • Possible subject areas suggested by the title include partisan composition, ideological variation among officers, organizational heterogeneity, or links between political makeup and policing practices.

đź“‹ What To Look For In The Full Paper

  • Research questions or hypotheses that define how “political diversity” is measured.
  • Data sources and scope (e.g., national administrative records, surveys of officers, local agency case studies, or personnel files).
  • Methods and empirical design (e.g., descriptive statistics, regression models, comparative case analysis, or network measures).
  • Clear statements of key results, including any reported magnitudes, statistical significance, and robustness checks.
  • Limitations, boundary conditions, and implications for theory and practice.

⚖️ Why Readers Should Care

  • Political diversity inside police agencies has potential implications for policy decisions, community relations, institutional accountability, and the behavior of officers in politically charged contexts.
  • Understanding how the study defines and measures diversity is essential for assessing relevance to scholarship and practice.

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