Militarization of police
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title:
Militarization of police
text:
The militarization of police is the use of military equipment and tactics by law enforcement officers. This includes the use of armored personnel carriers (APCs), assault rifles, submachine guns, flashbang grenades, sniper rifles, and SWAT teams. The militarization of law enforcement is also associated with intelligence agency–style information gathering aimed at the public and political activists and with a more aggressive style of law enforcement. Criminal justice professor Peter Kraska has de
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Law enforcement using combat methods
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militarization_of_police
date created:
2014-12-21T20:38:38Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T00:54:06Z
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