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Shoot First, Ask Questions Later: The Militarization of Law Enforcement

Loaded on Sept. 15, 2003 by Silja JA Talvi published in Prison Legal News September, 2003, page 10
Filed under: Reviews, Crime/Demographics, Crime. Location: United States of America.
Shoot First, Ask Questions Later:
The Militarization of Law Enforcement

by Silja J.A. Talvi


The following is a review of Militarizing the American Criminal Justice System: The Changing Roles of the Armed Forces and the Police, Peter B. Kraska (editor), Northeastern University Press, 2001.


As the line between the military ...

 

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