Dec
4
The New York Times today looked at 40 years of the American riot-control officer. In 1968, it was a simple uniform shirt. In 2011, it was Kevlar tactical body armor.
Long but relevant:
Securitizing America: Strategic Incapacitation and the Policing of Protest Since the 11 September 2001 Terrorist Attacks
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1751-9020.2011.00394.x/full
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