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Did Iraq & Afghanistan Wars contribute to the militarization of US police departments?

Data are pretty clear.

Surplus military equipment transferred to local law enforcement (via 1033 program) steadily rose starting in mid-00s, followed by spikes after 2010.
Data from DOD DLA Dispositional Services. Acquired by @MarshallProj.

Source: themarshallproject.org/2014/12/03/the…
Yet another reason it is important for scholars to study the political economy of security.

h/t @PatPorter76 & @SevaUT
Addendum 1: To learn more on the relationship between US military operations abroad and the militarization of police in the US, there are some excellent books by...
...@stschrader1 w/ @ucpress ...

ucpress.edu/book/978052029…
... & @kathleen_belew w/ @Harvard_Press.

hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?is…
Addendum 2: To learn more about 1033 program, there are useful papers by ...
... @CaseyDelehanty & co-authors in @Res_Pol ...

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
... @socsteidley & @NittanyBuckeye in Criminology.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17…
Addendum 3: To learn more about the use & effects of these weapons, highly recommend this piece by @jonmummolo in @PNASNews.

pnas.org/content/115/37…
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