In august 2014, police in ferguson, missouri, shot michael brown, a young black man. the incident sparked a wave of protest, and elicited a dialogue about police and race relations nationwide. the town of ferguson is predominantly african american, having become increasingly so as white residents moved to the suburbs. some people have argued that part of the problem in ferguson originated from the disparity between the residents and police department, where the city was comprised of one population (black) and the police department of another (white). this underlies a more fundamental problem faced by many communities, in that the decline of communal ties has lessened the amount :
a. trust
b. law abidance
c. sense of security
d. riots