Deploying federal law enforcement officers to urban protests can escalate confrontations between protesters and authorities and contribute to lasting damage to a city's public image.
July 01, 2020
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generalizable
Pattern observed in reporting about federal deployments to U.S. cities during large protest periods.
National political leaders can use deployments of the National Guard as a policy option to respond to cities they characterize as being 'out of control'.
July 01, 2020
high
generalizable
Describes a recurrent policy tool for responding to perceived urban unrest.