Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-277) and index.
Contents:
The nature and scope of militarized policing -- 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.
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