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Rise of the warrior cop : the militarization of America's police forces / Radley Balko.
- Title
- Rise of the warrior cop : the militarization of America's police forces / Radley Balko.
- Author
- Balko, Radley.
- Publication
- New York : PublicAffairs, [2013]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | HV8080.S64 B354 2013 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvi, 382 pages; 25 cm
- Summary
- 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.
- Alternative Title
- Militarization of America's police forces
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- 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.
- ISBN
- 9781610392112 (hbk.)
- 1610392116 (hbk.)
- 9781610392129 (ebk.) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- ^^2013009304
- OCLC
- 811598826
- SCSB-12758227
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library