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Rise of the warrior cop : the militarization of America's police forces /

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Relates the history of American police forces from the constables and sheriffs of the past to the modern-day SWAT teams and riot squads that blur the line between police officers and soldiers.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Balko, Radley
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, [2013]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Police > Special weapons and tactics units > United States.
Police > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • From Rome to writs
  • Soldiers in the streets
  • A quick history of cops in America
  • The 1960s : from root causes to brute force
  • The 1970s : pinch and retreat
  • The 1980s : us and them
  • The 1990s : it's all about the numbers
  • The 2000s : a whole new war
  • Reform.