This study explores US police militarization since the 1960s, linking it to the Cold War and internal crises. By adopting military tactics and weaponry, it traces an institutional hybridization that shifted the police's role from prevention to repressive efficiency.
University of Siena, Italy - ORCID: 0009-0006-6911-4147
Chapter Title
Guerra Fredda e ordine. Lo sviluppo della militarizzazione della polizia negli Stati Uniti
Authors
Daniele Curci
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1080-5.05
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Book Title
Idee e oggetti in movimento: circolazione, connessioni, percezioni, limitazioni
Book Subtitle
Atti del Convegno 2023 del corso di dottorato in Studi Storici delle Università di Firenze e Siena (Siena, 17 maggio 2023)
Editors
Alberto Cancellara, Andrea Nossa, Leandro Stacchini, Barbara Testini
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
202
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1080-5
ISBN Print
979-12-215-1079-9
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-1080-5
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-1081-2
Series Title
Proceedings e report
Series ISSN
2704-601X
Series E-ISSN
2704-5846