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To be eligible to purchase controlled equipment, agencies must adopt "robust and specific written policies and protocols" covering not just the use of the federal equipment, but their policing practices in general.
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Proponents of the petition claim that Israeli tactics promote racial bias and militarization of police. Its opponents, including the group Voice for Israel, call those claims false, politically-motivated, and antisemitic.
Read More →A poll conducted recently in Utah shows that the residents of that state support police departments getting surplus military equipment.
Read More →Last month activists and politicians in Northern California pulled the plug on America's best scenario-based SWAT training exercise.
Read More →For many officers, Saturday’s attack on Dallas police headquarters was the latest proof that they’re under siege — and further evidence that they need more weapons to combat the threats against them.
Read More →Sen. Inhofe said the rejected amendment sponsored by Schatz would have gone too far and would have made the Pentagon program “virtually impossible to use.”
Read More →With the correct officer training and community education these vehicles are a mainstay that departments will find they do not want to live without.
Read More →Policing has always had dangers associated with the profession. Physical, emotional, and psychological threats have always existed. However, when the fear of those who work the streets behind those badges is directed more to their own agencies and the government they work for than it is towards the criminal element they are fighting every day, those who suffer the greatest will be the honest citizens of this country.
Read More →The Minneapolis Police Department's SWAT team is getting new uniforms to minimize the perception of a "militarized" look.
Read More →A New York Daily News article talks about the need for military-grade equipment for local law enforcement.
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