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Soldiers on the Streets: The Militarization of U.S. Police
January 26, 2000
Listen/download helpThroughout the United States over the last few decades, local and state law enforcement departments have been working more closely with military personnel to fight crime and to wage the so-called War on Drugs. There is public concern that the line between the military and the police is becoming increasingly blurred. On this program, we take a look at cooperation between the police and the military, and some of the implications.
Featuring:
José Palafox, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights; Michael Novick, People Against Racist Terror; Andrea Pritchett, Copwatch; Christian Parenti, author; Lieutenant Bob Armanino, San Francisco Police Department; Gerda Parr, Defense Logistics Agency; Homer Leija, Barrios Unidos; Ed Winchester, Fresno Police Department Violent Crime Suppression Unit (VCSU).
For more information:
People Against Racist Terror (PART)
P.O. Box 1055
Culvert City, California 90232
310-288-5003; part2001@usa.net
http://people.we.mediaone.net/part2001/index.html
Copwatch
2339 Oregon Street
Berkeley, California 94704
510-548-0425
Tactical Unit
San Francisco Police Department
850 Bryant
San Francisco, California 94103
415-553-0123
Defense Logistics Agency
Office of Congressional and Public Affairs
8125 John J. Kigman's Rd., Suite 2635
Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060-6221
703-767-6181
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR)
310 8th Street, Suite 307
Oakland, California 94607
510-465-1984;
fax: 510-465-1885; nnirr@nnirr.org
www.nnirr.org
Barrios Unidos
Fresno, California 93707
559-453-9662; barrios1@aol.com
Fresno Police Department - VCSU
Mariposa Mall
P.O. Box 1271
Fresno, California
559-498-1414