> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.opendemocracy.net/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # The History of Police Militarization in the US - URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/history-of-us-police-militarization/ - Published: 2011-12-01T11:12:22.000Z - Updated: 2019-02-14T22:13:50.000Z - Description: On Monday, November 28, 2011, students at UC-Davis occupied Dutton Hall, the University's financial center, and held an all-day teach-in. openDemocracy's Charles Shaw was one of the featured speakers. Here is his talk, "The History of Police Militarization in the US." - Author: Charles Shaw - Tags: Conflict & security, #Migrated, Crime, justice & law, Health & care, United States & Canada, Security sector reform - a global challenge, Security in North America, 9/11, Charles Shaw, The Exile Nation Project, The War on Drugs, Drug & Criminal Justice Policy Forum, Militarization, Police State, Policing, #en, #Import 2026-04-09 17:19 On Monday, November 28, 2011, students at UC-Davis occupied Dutton Hall, the University's financial center, and held an all-day teach-in. openDemocracy's Charles Shaw was one of the featured speakers. Here is his talk, "The History of Police Militarization in the US." **SOURCES** [COINTELPRO](http://www.cointel.org/?ref=opendemocracy.net) **Federal coordination of OWS raids** [Mayors, police chiefs talk strategy on protests](http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/11/homeland-security-coordinated-18-city-police-crackdown-on-occupy-protest.html?ref=opendemocracy.net). The Associated Press, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011 [Police Crackdowns on OWS Coordinated among Mayors, FBI, DHS](http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/11/16-3?ref=opendemocracy.net). by Juan Cole, Nov 16, 2011. [The shocking truth about the crackdown on Occupy](http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/nov/25/shocking-trut?ref=opendemocracy.net). *The violent police assaults across the US are no coincidence. Occupy has touched the third rail of our political class's venality.* Naomi Wolf, Guardian UK, 25 November 2011. [Reasons behind violent crackdown on OWS](http://www.presstv.ir/detail/212493.html?ref=opendemocracy.net). PressTV, Nov 27, 2011. [Update: 'Occupy' crackdowns coordinated with federal law enforcement officials](http://www.examiner.com/top-news-in-minneapolis/were-occupy-crackdowns-aided-by-federal-law-enforcement-agencies?ref=opendemocracy.net). Rick Ellis , Minneapolis Top News Examiner, November 15, 2011. [Private cop organization, linked to DHS, helped plan raids on OWS nationwide](http://markcrispinmiller.com/2011/11/private-cop-organization-linked-to-dhs-helped-plan-raids-on-ows-nationwide/?ref=opendemocracy.net). More on Police Departments' Collusion in Defense of 1%: Who's the Organization Coordinating Those Crackdown Calls? By Geov Parrish, Booman Tribune, November 19, 2011. **POLICE STATE** [*Lockdown America* and *The Soft Cage.*](http://www.christianparenti.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net) by Christian Parenti. [Militarizing the Police: How the Drug War and 9/11 Led to Battle-Dressed Cops Cracking Down on Peaceful Protests](http://www.alternet.org/story/153062/militarizing%5Fthe%5Fpolice%3A%5Fhow%5Fthe%5Fdrug%5Fwar%5Fand%5F9%5F11%5Fled%5Fto%5Fbattle-dressed%5Fcops%5Fcracking%5Fdown%5Fon%5Fpeaceful%5Fprotests?ref=opendemocracy.net). By Heather "Digby" Parton, Al Jazeera English, November 14, 2011. [Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America](http://www.cato.org/pub%5Fdisplay.php?pub%5Fid=6476&ref=opendemocracy.net). by Radley Balko, The Cato Institute, July 17, 2006. [Police State America: A Look Back And Ahead](http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=7622&ref=opendemocracy.net). By Stephen Lendman, Global Research, 2007. [Carlos Montes and the Security State: A Cautionary Tale](http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/carlos%5Fmontes%5Fand%5Fthe%5Fsecurity%5Fstate%5Fa%5Fcautionary%5Ftale%5F20110?ref=opendemocracy.net). By Chris Hedges, Truthdig, Jul 10, 2011. [The Rise of the American Police State](http://www.scribd.com/doc/74347232/Rise-of-the-American-Police-State?ref=opendemocracy.net). Contributing researchers: Katherine Coleman (Project Coordinator) James Parker Gochenour Kathryn Lawryszek, Nina Chandnani. Rutherford Institute-Virginia Themis Society Research Program May 2010. [65 Million Need Not Apply: The Case for Reforming Criminal Background Checks for Employment](http://nelp.3cdn.net/e9231d3aee1d058c9e%5F55im6wopc.pdf?ref=opendemocracy.net). Michelle Natividad Rodriguez & Maurice Emsellem, The National Employment Law Project, March 2011. [Surveillance State: Government Snooping, Prying, and Informing Worse Than You Think](http://www.alternet.org/story/148390/?ref=opendemocracy.net) By Stephan Salisbury, Tomdispatch.com. October 3, 2010. [SWAT Teams, Flash-Bang Grenades, Shooting the Family Pet: The Shocking Outcomes of Police Militarization in the War on Drugs](http://www.alternet.org/story/153048/swat%5Fteams%2C%5Fflash-%20bang%5Fgrenades%2C%5Fshooting%5Fthe%5Ffamily%5Fpet%3A%5Fthe%5Fshocking%5Foutcomes%5Fof%5Fpolice%5Fmili%C2%ADtarization%5Fin%5Fthe%5Fwar%5Fon%5Fdrugs?ref=opendemocracy.net) By Norm Stamper, AlterNet, November 11, 2011. [Green is the New Red](http://www.greenisthenewred.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net) by Will Potter