Police Militarization: Understanding the Perspectives of Police Chiefs, Administrators, and Tactical Officers

ISBN-13: 9781138591394 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 192 str.

Scott W. Phillips

Opis

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.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Methods and Data  3. History  4. National Academy Survey  5. Professional Opinions  6. Police Chief Interviews  7. Tactical Officer Interviews  8. The Patrol Rifle  9. Conclusion