The history of policing America : from militias and military to the law enforcement of today

Colonial roots in policing America -- Introduction to the origins of American jurisprudence -- Growing pains, 1783-1865 : insurrections, rebellions, and Indian removal -- Post-Civil War unrest and social control during the nineteenth century -- U.S. colonial expansionism in the Caribbean and Pacific -- Reinforcing WASP white supremacy : eugenics and Prohibition -- Post-World War II challenges to law enforcement -- The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act -- Role of academia in validating "institutional racism" -- The war on drugs and its escalation -- Factors contributing to the militarization of the police -- Understanding group dynamics, biases, prejudices, and discrimination -- Assessing law enforcement personnel -- Politics and policing -- Recommendations for American law enforcement -- An ethno-methodological note.