Distributive Politics of Federal Subsidies to Police

• In Event: Presidents, the Bureaucracy, and Policymaking

Brief Overview

We analyze the Homeland Security Grant Program (2010–2024) to show how states deploy federal security funds. Our study tests whether disadvantaged communities disproportionately receive militarizing resources, shaping inequality in policing.

Authors

• Heonuk Ha, University of Michigan

• Kenny Lowande, University of Michigan