NationofChange highly recommends this timely and authoritative look at the problem that has ignited a nation and outraged the world. It is well researched, well-argued, and makes the problem of police brutality relevant to the average citizen. This month’s BookClub pick, Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces by Bradley Balko, is a historic look at the causes and effects of the radical militarization of the United States police force. “This book explains what policies led to the militarization of America’s police…it provokes genuine outrage at the misuse of state power in its most brutal and unaccountable form: heavily armed police raiding the homes of unarmed, non-violent suspects on the flimsiest of pretexts, and behaving more like an occupying army in hostile territory than guardians of public safety.” –The Economist
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