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The Blazer Experiment

99% Invisible

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The Evolution of Militarized Policing in the United States

The chapter delves into the history of how local police departments in the United States became increasingly militarized, starting from the establishment of the law enforcement assistance administration to the post-9/11 era where police embraced a more militaristic approach in the War on Terror.

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