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Militarization of Police

Title (Dublin Core)

Militarization of Police

Description (Dublin Core)

The militarization of America's police first came in reaction to riots occurring in cities during the 1960s. These events were often in reaction to discrimination, poverty, high unemployment, inadequate schools, poor healthcare, limited housing options, and police brutality.

In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. The Act created the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, which made available grants to local governments to develop and purchase military-type resources to suppress riots. The money expedited the development of SWAT and other heavily armored police forces in cities to counteract uprisings.

Date (Dublin Core)

November 16, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Drew Arrieta @itsdrw

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Dana Bell

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST580

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

Instagram

Link (Bibliographic Ontology)

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHqRBp3nvbn/

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Government Local
English Protest
English Social Class
English Social Issues
English Government Federal
English Social Media (including Memes)

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militarization
riot
history
discrimination
President Lyndon B. Johnson
unemployment
police brutality
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
SWAT
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
armored police force
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militarization
police
American police
riots
discrimination
poverty
unemployment
inadequate schools
poor healthcare
police brutality
history
photographs
SWAT
armored police forces
Social Justice

Collection (Dublin Core)

Social Justice
Law Enforcement
Unemployment

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

HST 580 Professional Experience/Archives course

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

03/15/2021

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

03/29/2021
08/02/2022

Date Created (Dublin Core)

11/16/2020

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Covid 19

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This is a black and white photo which depicts a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and two dogs staring out of a screen door. James Rayroux's JOTPY Portfolio Link Interactive Resource

This item was submitted on March 15, 2021 by Dana Bell using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://www.covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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