Rise of the warrior cop : the militarization of America's police forces / Radley Balko.
2013
HV8080.S64 B354 2013eb
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Title
Rise of the warrior cop : the militarization of America's police forces / Radley Balko.
Author
Balko, Radley, author.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781610392129 (electronic book)
1610392124 (electronic book)
9781306437639 (electronic book)
1306437636 (electronic book)
9781610392112
1610392116
9781610394574
1610394577
1610392124 (electronic book)
9781306437639 (electronic book)
1306437636 (electronic book)
9781610392112
1610392116
9781610394574
1610394577
Published
New York : PublicAffairs, [2013]
Copyright
©2013
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvi, 382 pages)
Call Number
HV8080.S64 B354 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
363.20973
Summary
"The last days of colonialism taught America's revolutionaries that soldiers in the streets bring conflict and tyranny. As a result, our country has generally worked to keep the military out of law enforcement. But according to investigative reporter Radley Balko, over the last several decades, America's cops have increasingly come to resemble ground troops. The consequences have been dire: the home is no longer a place of sanctuary, the Fourth Amendment has been gutted, and police today have been conditioned to see the citizens they serve as an other, an enemy. 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 Poverty, Clinton's COPS program, the post-9/11 security state under Bush and Obama: by degrees, each of these innovations expanded and empowered police forces, always at the expense of civil liberties. And these are just four among a slew of reckless programs. In Rise of the Warrior Cop, Balko shows how politicians' ill-considered policies and relentless declarations of war against vague enemies like crime, drugs, and terror have blurred the distinction between cop and soldier. His fascinating, frightening narrative shows how over a generation, a creeping battlefield mentality has isolated and alienated American police officers and put them on a collision course with the values of a free society"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-368) and index.
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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.
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.