Militarizing the American Criminal Justice System

by Kraska, Peter B.

• ISBN13: 9781555534752
• ISBN10: 1555534759
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-11
• Publisher: Northeastern Univ Pr

Summary

Controlling threats to national security has long been the mission of the U.S. military, while civilian law enforcement has dealt with domestic problems of crime, illegal drugs, and internal disorder. This groundbreaking collection argues persuasively that the conventional distinctions between these two forces are becoming blurred and considers the far-reaching consequences of the disquieting trend to militarize the nation's criminal justice system. The contributors examine the historical and current interrelationships between the military and police, illuminating such areas as the ideological similarities between waging "real wars" and fighting the wars on drugs and crime, the reshaping of the military's role after the end of the Cold War, the rapidly growing influence of advanced military technology in civilian society, and the adaptation of military models such as boot camps and SWAT teams in policing and corrections.

Author Biography

Peter B. Kraska is Professor of Criminal Justice at Eastern Kentucky University. He is the author of Altered States of Mind: Critical Observations of the Drug War and Drugs, Crimes, and Justice. He lives in Lancaster, Kentucky.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
I Militarized Crime Control in America
The Military-Criminal Justice Blur: An Introduction	3	(11)
Peter B. Kraska
Crime Control as Warfare: Language Matters	14	(15)
Peter B. Kraska
II The Military-Police Blur
The Thick Green Line: The Growing Involvement of Military Forces in Domestic Law Enforcement	29	(14)
Colonel Charles J. Dunlap Jr.
The Military Technostructures of Policing	43	(22)
Kevin D. Haggerty
Richard V. Ericson
Waging War on Immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico Border: Human Rights Implications	65	(17)
Timothy J. Dunn
Community Policing in Battle Garb: A Paradox or Coherent Strategy?	82	(23)
Matthew T. DeMichele
Peter B. Kraska
III Militarism Comes Home: Punishment, Feminism, and Popular Culture
Sacrificing Private Ryan: The Military Model and the New Penology	105	(15)
Jonathan Simon
Militarism, Feminism, and Criminal Justice: Challenging Institutionalized Ideologies	120	(21)
Susan L. Caulfield
Playing War: Masculinity, Militarism, and Their Real-World Consequences	141	(17)
Peter B. Kraska
Epilogue: Lessons Learned	158	(7)
Peter B. Kraska
Contributors	165	(4)
Index	169