Militarizing the American Criminal Justice System: The Changing Roles of the Armed Forces and the Police |  | Author: Peter B. Kraska
Publisher: Northeastern
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Pages: 175
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Controlling threats to national security has long been the mission of the U.S. military, while civilian law enforcement has dealt with domestic problems of crime, illegal drugs, and internal disorder. This groundbreaking collection argues persuasively that the conventional distinctions between these two forces are becoming blurred and considers the far-reaching consequences of the disquieting trend to militarize the nation's criminal justice system. The contributors examine the historical and current interrelationships between the military and police, illuminating such areas as the ideological similarities between waging "real wars" and fighting the wars on drugs and crime, the reshaping of the military's role after the end of the Cold War, the rapidly growing influence of advanced military technology in civilian society, and the adaptation of military models such as boot camps and SWAT teams in policing and corrections. As the lines between the military industrial complex and the criminal justice enterprise become ever more clouded, this work provides a much-needed evaluation of the thorny issues, dangers, and public policy ramifications raised by the entanglement between militarism and criminal justice.
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A serious and sober discussion of a far-reaching trend April 5, 2004
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
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Compiled and edited by Peter B. Kraska (Professor of Criminal Justice, Eastern Kentucky University), Militarizing The American Criminal Justice System: The Changing Roles Of The Armed Forces And The Police is a scholarly yet critical look at the history and current interconnection between the American military, traditionally meant to safeguard against threats to national security, and domestic law enforcement, which is traditionally meant to deal with internal problems such as crime, illegal drugs, and mob disorder. Exploring the potentially overwhelming repercussions of the increasing militarization of the criminal justice system, from the so called "war on drugs" to infiltration of advanced military technology into civilian society, the adaptation of military models such as boot camps and SWAT teams into policing, and much more, Militarizing The American Criminal Justice System is a serious and sober discussion of a far-reaching trend.
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