What is the relationship between racial composition and police militarization according to Dr. Benke?
How America Turned Its Police Into an Army

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Fragmented communities tend to acquire more military items.
More diverse communities have less militarization.
Racially homogeneous communities have more militarization.
There is no relationship.
2.
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What is the primary purpose of the 1033 Program?
To sell military items to foreign countries.
To provide military surplus to local law enforcement at minimal cost.
To recycle old military equipment.
To donate military items to museums.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which of the following is NOT one of the four dimensions of police militarization?
Financial
Operational
Cultural
Material
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is a major challenge in studying the impact of police militarization?
No funding for research.
Too much data to analyze.
Insufficient data on how military items are used.
Lack of interest from researchers.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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How does increased militarization potentially affect police behavior?
It makes officers more cautious.
It leads to more aggressive behavior.
It has no effect on behavior.
It reduces the need for police presence.
6.
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What is the main focus of new economic thinking in the context of police militarization?
To maintain traditional economic theories.
To provide a narrow viewpoint on issues.
To offer broader and more diverse answers to societal problems.
To focus solely on financial impacts.
7.
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What is the ultimate goal of understanding the full impacts of police militarization?
To eliminate all military surplus programs.
To reduce police budgets.
To improve police-community interactions.
To increase the number of SWAT teams.
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