A recent paper by Dr Vincenzo Bove, "Police Officer on the Frontline or a Soldier? The Effect of Police Militarization on Crime", published in the August issue of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, has received worldwide coverage.

It was cited and discussed by The Economist, in the United States section of the print edition and by journalistsresource.org.

The article was also cited by The Washington Post and The New York Times in articles about President Trump’s plans to give surplus military weapons to local law enforcement agencies and in The Wall Street Journal.