Rise of the warrior cop : the militarization of America's police forces /
"Today's armored-up policemen are a far cry from the constables of early America. The unrest of the 1960s brought about the invention of the SWAT unit--which in turn led to the debut of military tactics in the ranks of police officers. Nixon's War on Drugs, Reagan's War on Povert...
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| Main Author: |
Balko, Radley
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| Format: | Book
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
New York :
PublicAffairs,
[2014]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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