Bibliography
Balko, Radley. Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces. Public Affairs, 2014. This book explores the politicians, policies, court rulings, and police actions related to the trend towards militarization in American policing. Balko focuses primarily on the War on Drugs and the rise of SWAT teams.
Kraska, Peter B., and Louis J. Cubellis. "Militarizing Mayberry and Beyond: Making Sense of American Paramilitary Policing." Justice Quarterly 14, no. 4 (1997): 607-29. Examines the proliferation of military training and equipment to small law enforcement agencies across the United States. Reveals important data about no-knock raids and use of SWAT teams.
Altenburger, Christine. "The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police: Some Historical Highlights." January 1966, 19-37. https://journals.psu.edu/wph/article/viewFile/2781/2613. This journal article provides a concise and informative early history of Pittsburgh’s police forces.
Final Report of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 2015. The report is the product of an Executive Order by President Barack Obama. The recommendations made by the task force represent many of today’s most widely supported policing reforms.
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