Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1999
Abstract
This essay will briefly review the background of the use of the armed forces in a police capacity, discuss the growth of that role in the I980s and 1990s, and forecast an even greater expansion into that role in the near future due to the emerging threat of "catastrophic terrorism." It will contend that this increased reliance on military resources for policing is not in the interest of either the armed forces or the public. Finally, it will make some observations with a view towards minimizing the dangers of police-ization of the military while ensuring the Nation's public safety.
Citation
Charles J. Dunlap Jr., The Police-ization of the Military, 27 Journal of Political & Military Sociology 217-232 (1999)
Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States--Armed Forces, Law enforcement--United States, National security - United States
Included in
Law Enforcement and Corrections Commons, Military, War, and Peace Commons, National Security Law Commons
Available at: https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/faculty_scholarship/3354