Abstract Assassination: How Police Militarization Has Contributed to the Rise of “Swatting”

In recent decades, police militarization has firmly planted itself at the forefront of academic discourse in institutions of higher learning around the globe. Various stances, positions, and theories have been extolled as to its origins, implications, and repercussions; however, this decade has prod...

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Autor principal: Carrico, Lucas A. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
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Publicado: 2018
En:Año: 2018
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