Peace Officer: The Militarization of Police
Clip: Season 17 Episode 16 | 2m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
Peace Officer premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday May 9, 2016.
In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Peace Officer, the militarization of police is revealed to accelerate alongside the escalation of the War on Drugs, especially after the implementation of the "1033 program" following the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act in 1990 that authorized the U.S. military to donate equipment to police departments.
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Peace Officer: The Militarization of Police
Clip: Season 17 Episode 16 | 2m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Peace Officer, the militarization of police is revealed to accelerate alongside the escalation of the War on Drugs, especially after the implementation of the "1033 program" following the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act in 1990 that authorized the U.S. military to donate equipment to police departments.
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