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> Briefing Paper No. 50August 26, 1999
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> Warrior Cops
> The Ominous Growth of Paramilitarism in
> American Police Departments
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> by Diane Cecilia Weber
>
> Diane Cecilia Weber is a Virginia writer on law enforcement and criminal
> justice.
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> Executive Summary
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>
> Over the past 20 years Congress has encouraged the U.S. military to supply
> intelligence, equipment, and training to civilian police. That encouragement has
> spawned a culture of paramilitarism in American law enforcement.
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> The 1980s and 1990s have seen marked changes in the number of state and local
> paramilitary units, in their mission and deployment, and in their tactical
> armament. According to a recent academic survey, nearly 90 percent of the police
> departments surveyed in cities with populations over 50,000 had paramilitary
> units, as did 70 percent of the departments surveyed in communities with
> populations under 50,000. The Pentagon has been equipping those units with
> M-16s, armored personnel carriers, and grenade launchers. The police
> paramilitary units also conduct training exercises with active duty Army Rangers
> and Navy SEALs.
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> State and local police departments are increasingly accepting the military as a
> model for their behavior and outlook. The sharing of training and technology is
> producing a shared mindset. The problem is that the mindset of the soldier is
> simply not appropriate for the civilian police officer. Police officers confront
> not an “enemy” but individuals who are protected by the Bill of Rights.
> Confusing the police function with the military function can lead to dangerous
> and unintended consequences—such as unnecessary shootings and killings.
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> Briefing Paper No. 50 (PDF format, 14 pp. 73 Kb) <Picture>
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