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And they have to be able to turn from one role to the next and back on a dime. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading rise of the warrior cop. The militarization of americas police forces by radley balko public affairs books 20 nary a day goes by when this lifelong news junkie isnt outraged by some new report in some community here in america where outofcontrol cops have trampled on the constitutional rights of citizens, killed people andor their pets, or committed misdeeds against. Congress helped sow the seeds of todays warrior cops. But according to investigative reporter radley balko, over the last several decades, america s cops have increasingly come to resemble ground troops. Rise of the warrior cop, mr balkos interesting first book, explains what policies led to the militarisation of america s police.
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