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SWAT madness and the militarization of the American police : a national dilemma / Jim Fisher.

Van Pelt Library HV8141 .F54 2010
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Fisher, Jim (A. James)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Police brutality--United States.
Police brutality.
United States.
Police--United States.
Police.
Law enforcement--United States.
Law enforcement.
Physical Description:
xi, 290 pages ; 25 cm
Place of Publication:
Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, [2010]
Contents:
Strong-arming groups : guilt by association raids
Boots in the house : broken-door raids
Stomping on sin : prostitution, pornography, and gambling raids
Part time warriors : small town SWAT
Legal pot : the war on medical marijuana
Collateral damage : nonfatal wrong-house drug raids
Unjustifiable homicide : avoidable drug-raid fatalities
Negligent homicide : fatal wrong-house raids
Officer down : no excuses, no defenses
Conclusion : no easy solution.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780313391910
0313391912
9780313391927
0313391920
OCLC:
606787563

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