Police Militarization Understanding the Perspectives of Police Chiefs, Administrators, and Tactical Officers |
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| Author:
| Phillips, Scott W. |
| Series title: | Innovations in Policing Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-429-95486-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2018 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $48.95 |
Book Description:
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Police militarism has been back at the forefront of criminal justice policy discussions in the wake of the militaristic police response to protests following a police officer's fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014. This book examines the issue of militarization in a post-Ferguson environment from the perspective of those inside policing. Drawing from a variety of data--including historical analysis of newspaper articles, original data from police...
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Police militarism has been back at the forefront of criminal justice policy discussions in the wake of the militaristic police response to protests following a police officer's fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014. This book examines the issue of militarization in a post-Ferguson environment from the perspective of those inside policing. Drawing from a variety of data--including historical analysis of newspaper articles, original data from police respondents attending the FBI's National Academy, and interviews with police chiefs and tactical officers--this work provides a nuanced look at police militarization that will inform future discussions and empirical research.