My claim was about a combination of policies, pressure, and loss of trust, not policies alone. I don't purport to know the coefficients, but the cited studies d

My claim was about a combination of policies, pressure, and loss of trust, not policies alone. I don't purport to know the coefficients, but the cited studies do support my claim. I suspect the most damaging policies are unofficial--top down pressure from politicians to avoid an embarrassing incident and district attorneys who don't prosecute (why should officers risk a confrontation with a dangerous criminal if they can't trust prosecutors to keep them off the streets?).