SWAT in the Commonwealth: Trends and Issues in Paramilitary Policing

Movies and television shows depicting a future where law enforcement officers look like military soldiers may not be wholly inaccurate. In the last ten years, SWAT teams, or police paramilitary units (PPC's) have become an influential force in contemporary policing. Academic research and the ne...

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Main Author: Kraska, Peter B (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 1999
In:Year: 1999
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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