English Explanatory Dictionary

Ferguson effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The idea that increased scrutiny of police following the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, has led to an increased crime rate (or sometimes murder rate) in major US cities.

Word forms

Ferguson effect the Ferguson effect

Etymology

From the name of the city of Ferguson, Missouri. The term was coined by police chief Doyle Sam Dotson III and popularized by a Wall Street Journal opinion piece by Heather Mac Donald.

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