Behind the Police: How The Police Declared War On All Of Us

<p>For the last episode of Behind the Police, we discuss the history of police militarization in the United States, and where it's led us to today. </p><p><strong>FOOTNOTES:</strong></p><ol> <li><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/05/13/406243272/im-from-philly-30-years-later-im-still-trying-to-make-sense-of-the-move-bombing">I'm From Philly. 30 Years Later, I'm Still Trying To Make Sense Of The MOVE Bombing</a></li> <li><a href="https://plsonline.eku.edu/sites/plsonline.eku.edu/files/the-history-of-policing-in-us.pdf">The History of Policing in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/a-new-history-tears-down-the-myth-of-the-texas-rangers/">A New History Tears Down the Myth of the Texas Rangers</a></li> <li><a href="https://apjjf.org/-Jeremy-Kuzmarov/3319/article.html">American Police Training and Political Violence: From the Philippines Conquest to the Killing Fields of Afghanistan and Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="http://lawcrimehistory.org/journal/vol,4%20issue2%202014/Leichtmann%20%20final-.pdf">THE MILITARIZATION OF THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2018/08/22/militarized-policing-doesnt-reduce-crime-and-disproportionately-hits-black-communities/">Militarized policing doesn’t reduce crime and disproportionately hits black communities</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/223855.pdf">Multi-Method Study Of Special Weapons and Tactics Teams </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/03/22/the-growing-epidemic-of-cops-shooting-family-dogs/">The Growing Epidemic of Cops Shooting Family Dogs</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/04/us-spends-twice-much-law-order-it-does-social-welfare-data-show/">U.S. spends twice as much on law and order as it does on cash welfare, data show</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pnas.org/content/115/37/9181">Militarization fails to enhance police safety or reduce crime but may harm police reputation