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Militarization of police
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The militarization of police is the use of military equipment and tactics by law enforcement officers. This includes the use of armored personnel carriers (APCs), assault rifles, submachine guns, flashbang grenades, sniper rifles, and SWAT teams. The militarization of law enforcement is also associated with intelligence agency–style information gathering aimed at the public and political activists and with a more aggressive style of law enforcement. Criminal justice professor Peter Kraska has defined militarization of police as "the process whereby civilian police increasingly draw from, and pattern themselves around, the tenets of militarism and the military model".
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team members, some armed with assault rifles, preparing for an exercise
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team members, some armed with assault rifles, preparing for an exercise
A large group of Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) SWAT officers in tactical gear at a Lakers parade in 2009
A large group of Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) SWAT officers in tactical gear at a Lakers parade in 2009
A Brazilian Federal Highway Police tactical team in the 2022 Independence Day parade.
A Brazilian Federal Highway Police tactical team in the 2022 Independence Day parade.
A Barrie Police officer in full riot gear at the 2010 G20 Toronto summit protests
A Barrie Police officer in full riot gear at the 2010 G20 Toronto summit protests
1986 FBI Miami shootout
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The 1986 FBI Miami shootout occurred on April 11, 1986, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, U.S., when a small group of field agents for the FBI attempted to apprehend William Russell Matix and Michael Lee Platt, who were suspected of committing a series of violent crimes in and around the Miami metropolitan area.
Police crime scene photograph of the shootout's aftermath, showing suspect and agents' vehicles, a dropped shotgun, and battle debris.
Police crime scene photograph of the shootout's aftermath, showing suspect and agents' vehicles, a dropped shotgun, and battle debris.
Jerry Dove (left) and Ben Grogan, the FBI special agents killed during the shootout
Jerry Dove (left) and Ben Grogan, the FBI special agents killed during the shootout
Relative positions of FBI agents' and suspects' vehicles after a traffic stop at 12201 Southwest 82nd Avenue, Pinecrest, Dade County, Florida. Illustr
Relative positions of FBI agents' and suspects' vehicles after a traffic stop at 12201 Southwest 82nd Avenue, Pinecrest, Dade County, Florida. Illustration is not to scale.
Ed Mireles earned the FBI Medal of Valor for killing both suspects while badly injured
Ed Mireles earned the FBI Medal of Valor for killing both suspects while badly injured