In John Paul and Michael Birzer’s article on “The Militarization of the American Police Force: A Critical Assessment” they discuss how SWAT and police officers are trained in military logic and use the same rank system as the military. They discuss how the police officers even dress the same as soldiers in the United States Army wearing full combat gear. This comes to show that they’ve adopted a military mindset declaring war against its citizens. The military mindset has created a problem in police culture because they feel like they’re at war and they have to be aggressive and show force against the enemy. When police officers are trained they are trained to be a part of the community so they can treat their fellow citizens the same way.
