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Includes bibliography.
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Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
2016
EDTF Date Created
2016
Description
This research study examines the American paramilitary units know as Special
Weapons and Tactics. Throughout this thesis, the fundamental and foundational research
on police paramilitary units is presented and discussed. Additionally, this paper focuses
on trends of militarization in American policing. Mainly, these trends are identified by
the tremendous rise and normalization of American paramilitary police units since the
internal societal wars of the 1970s. In this study, research is presented on Special
Weapons and Tactics team deployments in the state of Maryland. Four years of data are
analyzed focusing on proactive search warrant crime deployments from 2010 through
2013. Several independent variables including, violent crime rates, property crime rates,
vice type crime rates and the number of sworn law enforcement officers are examined.
The most important finding of this study is the inverse relationship between proactive
vice type arrests and the proactive search warrant SWAT team deployments.
Weapons and Tactics. Throughout this thesis, the fundamental and foundational research
on police paramilitary units is presented and discussed. Additionally, this paper focuses
on trends of militarization in American policing. Mainly, these trends are identified by
the tremendous rise and normalization of American paramilitary police units since the
internal societal wars of the 1970s. In this study, research is presented on Special
Weapons and Tactics team deployments in the state of Maryland. Four years of data are
analyzed focusing on proactive search warrant crime deployments from 2010 through
2013. Several independent variables including, violent crime rates, property crime rates,
vice type crime rates and the number of sworn law enforcement officers are examined.
The most important finding of this study is the inverse relationship between proactive
vice type arrests and the proactive search warrant SWAT team deployments.
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Type
Form
Extent
96 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
FA00004728
Additional Information
Includes bibliography.
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
2016
Date Created Backup
2016
Date Text
2016
Date Created (EDTF)
2016
Date Issued (EDTF)
2016
Extension
FAU
IID
FA00004728
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: College for Design and Social Inquiry
Attributed name: School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Person Preferred Name
Mello, Brian P.
author
Graduate College
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96 p.
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The American Police Paramilitary Unit: An Analysis of SWAT as an Aggressive Policing Strategy
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Origin Information
2016
2016
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Digital Library
Title
The American Police Paramilitary Unit: An Analysis of SWAT as an Aggressive Policing Strategy
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The American Police Paramilitary Unit: An Analysis of SWAT as an Aggressive Policing Strategy