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SPRINGERBRIEFS IN CRIMINOLOGY POLICE MILITARI...

This Brief examines the militarization of law enforcement in the United States through the lens
of the stakeholders primarily responsible for implementing  funding  and enacting the practice.
Largely a result of policies such as the war on drugs  war on terror  and the 1033 program 
there has been a gradual but dramatic rise in the use of military-grade weapons  equipment  and
tactics used by police agencies across the United States. This Brief examines the level of
support for various aspects of police militarization by lawmakers  police executives  and local
police officers  and how their opinions may differ based upon their current position or
demographic features using a series of analyses and propensity score matching techniques. This
Brief also provides an overview of some of the key policy changes responsible for police
militarization  and provides insights into the views held by policymakers and law enforcement
on various aspects of the practice. The results indicate that while many responsible for this
shift are in favor of paramilitary procurement programs  there are differing opinions on key
issues such as oversight and use of military-grade weapons  equipment and paramilitary tactics.
This work will be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice  particularly
those with an interest in policing studies  as well as related fields such as public policy 
public administration  emergency management  and sociology.

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