Militarizing American Police: The Rise and Normalization of Paramilitary Units
- 1 February 1997
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Social Problems
- Vol. 44 (1) , 1-18
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3096870
Abstract
This paper examines overlooked developments in contemporary policing: the growth in the number of, and a significant shift in the character of. UniteKeywords
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