... the greater number of law enforcement in segregated black communities in different cities. To calm their fear, whites demand more police presence to ensure social control in black communities. Another explanation is the place stratification theory, which considers "prejudice and discrimination" as factors that prevent integration (Charles, 2003, p. 170). Similar to the racial threat ... vary even for blacks and whites with comparable economic status. Spatial assimilation can also explain the persistence of racial residential segregation. "Socioeconomic status and acculturation" determin...

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