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Author Balko, Radley.

Title Rise of the warrior cop : the militarization of America's police forces / Radley Balko.

Publication Info. New York : PublicAffairs, [2013]

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  363.2 BALKO    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Wickham Branch Library - Adult Department  363.2 BALKO    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  363.2097 BALKO    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  363.2097 BALKO    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  363.2 B186R    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  363.2097 BALKO    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xvi, 382 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-368) and index.
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.
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.
Subject Police -- Special weapons and tactics units -- United States.
Police -- United States.
ISBN 9781610392112 hardback
1610392116 hardback
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