27 Questions
What did Peter Kraska argue in his article on the militarization of the police?
All police officers were becoming SWAT officers and the United States was slipping into a police state
What was Klein's initial reaction to Peter Kraska's article?
Disbelief and skepticism
What was Klien busy writing when considering a rebuttal to Kraska's article?
A book on the mental health and criminal justice system
Who wrote the longer paper entitled 'Overkill' which was condensed by Christopher Cooper in 2010?
Radley Balko
What did Klein use the Kraska analyses for?
Chapters 2 and 3, leaving the original arguments unchanged
Which organization's study on police militarization was critiqued in Chapter 6?
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
What theory was suggested as a possible explanation for the correlation between race, poverty, and drugs?
Neoliberalism
Who did the author interview during research to understand situations of police militarization?
Local police commanders in Ferguson and Baltimore
What did the author emphasize about police responses in Ferguson and Baltimore?
They were defensive and restrained despite media reports suggesting otherwise
What was the main aim of the author's analysis of SWAT team actions and the role of the police?
To provide a fair and balanced analysis without an agenda
What proportion of Klien's is based on analyses of Cooper's article, Balko's paper, and two earlier articles on Kraska?
Half of a book
What were SWAT teams originally created to deal with?
Hostage situations
What did Klein question regarding drug raids?
Why there were so many drug raids, particularly in poor, minority neighborhoods
What did Klein find about drug use versus drug arrests and incarcerations?
Drug use had not increased, but drug arrests and incarcerations had risen, affecting low-income black and Hispanic communities.
What notion did the author emphasize should be eliminated from discussions?
That police militarization is necessary for public safety
In which chapters did the author use the Kraska analyses?
Chapters 2 and 3
Which organization critiqued the militarization of the police in Chapter 6?
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
What theory was suggested as a possible explanation for the correlation between race, poverty, and drugs?
Neoliberalism
What did Klein emphasize should be eliminated from discussions?
The notion of police militarization
What did the author aim for in the analysis of SWAT team actions and the role of the police in American society?
A fair and balanced analysis
What was critiqued in Chapter 6?
Militarization of the police by ACLU
What did SWAT teams initially deal with?
Hostage situations
What did the author question in Chapter 7?
Why there were so many drug raids in poor, minority neighborhoods
What did the author find had increased, affecting low-income black and Hispanic communities?
Drug arrests and incarcerations
During research, who did the Klein interview to understand examples of police militarization?
Local police commanders in Ferguson and Baltimore
What were the police responses in Ferguson and Baltimore despite appearances in media reports?
Defensive and restrained
What did Klein aim for in their analysis?
A fair and balanced analysis of SWAT team actions and police role in society.
Study Notes
- The author wrote a book based on analyses of Cooper's article, Balko's paper, and two earlier articles on Kraska, resulting in a manuscript that was half of a book.
- The author used the Kraska analyses for Chapters 2 and 3, leaving the original arguments unchanged.
- In Chapters 4 and 5, the author analyzed Cooper and Balko's work using more recent research.
- A study on the militarization of the police by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was critiqued in Chapter 6.
- SWAT teams were originally created to deal with hostage situations, but most raids today are for drug enforcement.
- The author questioned why there were so many drug raids, particularly in poor, minority neighborhoods (Chapter 7).
- The author found that while drug use had not increased, drug arrests and incarcerations had, affecting low-income black and Hispanic communities.
- Neoliberalism, a theory that frees markets while oppressing the bottom class, was suggested as a possible explanation for the correlation between race, poverty, and drugs.
- During research, the author interviewed local police commanders in Ferguson and Baltimore to understand the situations that appeared to be examples of police militarization.
- The police responses in Ferguson and Baltimore were defensive and restrained, despite appearances to the contrary in media reports.
- The author emphasized that the police are not soldiers and that the notion of police militarization should be eliminated from discussions.
- The author did not have an agenda, but rather aimed for a fair and balanced analysis of SWAT team actions and the role of the police in American society.
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