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The militarization of police (paramilitarization of police in some media) is the use of military equipment and tactics by law enforcement officers. [1] This includes the use of armored personnel carriers (APCs), assault rifles , submachine guns , flashbang grenades , [ 2 ] sniper rifles , and SWAT (special weapons and tactics) teams.
Militarization, or militarisation, is the process by which a society organizes itself for military conflict and violence. It is related to militarism, which is an ideology that reflects the level of militarization of a state. The process of militarization involves many interrelated aspects that encompass all levels of society.
In the army all military police tasks are done as an integral part of the Trænregimentet, [32] whereas the navy military police is an independent unit under command and control of the commanding officer of the Danish Frogman Corps [33] and the air force, as a part of the force protection squadron (Squadron 660) of the air force Combat Support ...
The Central Reserve Police Force is the largest of the Central Armed Police Forces units with 313,678 personnel in 247 battalions. [11] The Central Reserve Police includes: The Rapid Action Force (RAF), a 15 battalion anti-riot force trained to respond to sectarian violence.
Militarism is the belief or the desire of a government or a people that a state should maintain a strong military capability and to use it aggressively to expand national interests and/or values. [1]
The People's Armed Police Force [3] [b] is a Chinese paramilitary organization [4]: 121 primarily responsible for internal security, riot control, counter-terrorism, disaster response, law enforcement and maritime rights protection [5] as well as providing support to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) during wartime. [6]: 87
Police said Hernandez “charged toward” officer Juan Calderon with a machete before he was shot. Hernandez survived, but video and a witness account didn’t seem to bolster the police statement.
The Oxford English Dictionary traces the phrase "police state" back to 1851, when it was used in reference to the use of a national police force to maintain order in the Austrian Empire. [4] The German term Polizeistaat came into English usage in the 1930s with reference to totalitarian governments that had begun to emerge in Europe. [5]