Rise of the Warrior Cop
The Militarization of America's Police Forces
Ranked #13 in Constitutional Law, Ranked #29 in Criminal Law — see more rankings.
The last days of colonialism taught America’s revolutionaries that soldiers in the streets bring conflict and tyranny. As a result, our country has generally worked to keep the military out of law enforcement. But according to investigative reporter Radley Balko, over the last several decades, America’s cops have increasingly come to resemble ground troops. The consequences have been dire: the home is no longer a place of sanctuary, the Fourth Amendment has been gutted, and police today have been conditioned to see the citizens they serve as an other—an enemy.
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Rise of the Warrior Cop is ranked in the following categories:
- #38 in Criminology
- #37 in Jurisprudence
- #75 in Libertarianism
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