Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces
Type: Book
As of November 2026, Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Ezra Klein Show (Aug 2025).
The militarization of police is the use of military equipment and tactics by law enforcement officers. This includes the use of armored personnel carriers (APCs), assault rifles, submachine guns, flashbang grenades, sniper rifles, and SWAT teams. The militarization of law enforcement is also associated with intelligence agency–style information gathering aimed at the public and political activists and with a more aggressive style of law enforcement. Criminal justice professor Peter Kraska has de
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Aug 2025 on The Ezra Klein Show |
| Author | Radley Balko |
| Published | 2013 |
| Publisher | PublicAffairs |
| Subjects | Police, united states, Police, Special weapons and tactics units |
| ISBN | 9781610392129 |
| Genre | Police, united states, Police, Special weapons and tactics units |
Who talks about Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces on podcasts?
Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces came up; the most recent mention was Aug 2025 on The Ezra Klein Show.
What is Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces mentioned alongside?
Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces is most often mentioned alongside FBI, Home Depot and El Salvador.
Mentioned together: FBI, Home Depot, El Salvador, Indiana, Project 2025, Nashville, New York City, New York, Washington, D.C., The Atlantic, Oakland