The "Militarization" of Law Enforcement and the Department of Defense's "1033 Program"

James, Nathan ; Else, Daniel H.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Special weapons and tactics units;    Criminal justice;    Counterterrorism;    Police;    militarization;   

RP-ID  :  IN10138
RP-ID  :  IN10138_2014Aug20

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report gives an overview of the history of Special Weapons and Tactics teams, which are estimated to be deployed 45,000 times each year in the U.S. The report also discusses the "1033 Program" which authorizes federal and state law enforcement agencies to receive excess materials from Department of Defense stocks for use in counter-drug or counter-terrorism activities.