Behind the BastardsFor the last episode of Behind the Police, we discuss the history of police militarization in the United States, and where it's led us to today.
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- I'm From Philly. 30 Years Later, I'm Still Trying To Make Sense Of The MOVE Bombing
- The History of Policing in the United States
- A New History Tears Down the Myth of the Texas Rangers
- American Police Training and Political Violence: From the Philippines Conquest to the Killing Fields of Afghanistan and Iraq
- THE MILITARIZATION OF THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE
- Militarized policing doesn’t reduce crime and disproportionately hits black communities
- Multi-Method Study Of Special Weapons and Tactics Teams
- The Growing Epidemic of Cops Shooting Family Dogs
- U.S. spends twice as much on law and order as it does on cash welfare, data show
- Militarization fails to enhance police safety or reduce crime but may harm police reputation
- Police officers in the US were charged with more than 400 rapes over a 9-year period
- 'Who will protect you from rape without police?'
- More cops. Is it the answer to fighting crime?
- How shows like ‘Cops’ and ‘Law & Order’ affect our views of the police
- The Militarization of America's Police: A Brief History
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