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LAPD’s use of excessive force, 186–189

Tactical Operations Planning unit in LAPD, 61

Los Angeles Times , 161, 162, 248, 262

Lott, Leon, 239, 302

Lynch, Tim, 289–290, 336

MacArthur, Douglas (Gen.), 37, 38, 39, 41

McCaffrey, Barry, 215

McCormick, Todd, 216–217

McGovern, George, 68, 136

McKinley, Patrick, 77, 79

McKittrick, James, 114–115

McMillan, John, 84, 85

McNab, Chris, 130

McNamara, Joseph, 212, 218, 224–228, 273–274, 279

McVeigh, Timothy, 203, 298

McWilliams, Peter, 216–217

“Mad Dog Brown,” 223–224, 227

Maddow, Rachel, 298, 299

Madison, James, ix, xi, 1, 15

Madison Capital Times , 221

Magaw, Mark (Maj.), 312–313

Magna Carta, 9

Mallory v. United States , 82

Mansfield, Mike, 86, 89

Mapp v. Ohio , 54

Maricopa County, Arizona, 288, 302, 307

Marijuana (pot), xiii, 68, 74, 86, 105–116, 136, 141, 142, 147–150, 157, 164, 173, 178, 193, 195, 234, 247, 251, 259, 263, 313, 314, 317, 331, 332

legalization of, 215, 306

medical marijuana, 205, 206, 215–216, 252, 301, 322

Marines, 11, 21, 33, 60, 78, 97, 188

Marshals, x, 20, 22, 24, 25, 200, 201, 208

Martial law, 21, 22, 169, 170

Martin, Walter and Rose, 268

Martini, David (Det. Sgt.), 312

Mason, George, 15

Massachusetts v. Sheppard , 151

Massery, Jim, 255, 256–257

Massett, Eric and Rebecca Sue, 149

Mastrogiovanni, Roberta, 254

Matasareanu, Emil, 228–229

Mathers, Cortland, 169

Media, 91, 92, 93, 94, 101, 103, 104, 107, 108, 194, 203, 228, 243, 268, 269, 272, 273, 290. See also Social media; Television

Meese, Ed, 149, 190, 224

Mehan, Florence, Susan, and Linda, 74

Meiners, John, 120

Mena, Ismael, 185, 288

Mencken, H. L., 27

Methadone programs, 73, 92, 100, 143, 168, 224

Methamphetamine, 133, 135, 202, 247, 277

Mexico, 250, 251

Middle Ages, 4, 5

Militarism, 3, 15, 16, 133, 193, 200, 207, 214, 249. See also Police: militarization of

Military Cooperation with Law Enforcement Act, 145

Militias, 15, 18, 20, 203

Miller v. District of Columbia , 44, 48

Miranda decision, 54–55, 56, 66, 94, 141, 144

Mission creep, 242, 281, 283, 322–323

Mistaken/botched raids, xiii, 121, 122, 123, 172, 181–183, 185, 198, 199, 203, 242, 243, 249, 265–266, 268, 269, 276, 287, 303, 307, 311, 317–318, 319, 324, 331, 335

Mitchell, John, 71, 83, 93, 94, 100–101, 102

Moore, Mack Charles, 170–171

Morality, 145, 164, 165, 168

Morgan, Eric, 271

Morley, James J., 277

Morton, Ted, 76–77

Mueller, Ron, 59–60

Murder/homicide, 7, 27, 32, 56–59, 67, 68, 79, 91, 97, 106, 113, 114, 157, 233, 270, 271

Murphy, Patrick, 312

Myers, Frank and Pam, 316

National Defense Authorization Security Act of 1997, 209

National Guard, xii, 36, 40–41, 52, 68, 136, 147, 158, 178, 179–180, 188, 189, 202, 220, 235, 282

National Institute for Justice (NIJ), 269–270, 324

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 143

National Journal, 209, 210

National Rifle Association (NRA), 203

Navy Seals, 208

Nelson, John (Sgt.), 60

New Jersey State Police, 63

Newsday , 266–267

Newsweek , 69

Newton, Huey, 76

Newton, Juanita Bing, 267

Newtown, Connecticut, 298

New York City, 30–31, 32, 50, 139, 224, 263–269, 296, 307, 333

Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) in, 265–266, 267

New York Times , 49, 50, 64, 88, 91, 92, 118, 121, 122, 132, 192, 209, 264, 265, 274

Nichols, John, 97

Nixon, Richard, 50, 53, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71–74, 82, 84, 86, 94, 95, 100, 101, 104–105, 140–141, 143

Nix v. William , 151

No-knock raids, 71, 73, 75, 83, 84, 85, 88–96, 99–100, 100–101, 102, 105, 113, 116–117, 119, 121, 122, 123, 126, 135, 137, 151, 171, 183, 192, 195, 197–198, 226, 248, 261, 262, 263–264, 266, 288, 312, 313, 320, 322, 324

repeal of no-knock law, 124–125

requests for warrants for, 185–186

See also Forced-entry raids; Knock-and-announce raids

Noriega, Manuel, 177

Norman Conquest, 5, 13

North Carolina, University of, 233–234

Nuckols, A. J., 287, 288

Obama, Barack, 223, 247–248, 255, 300, 303, 321

Occupy protesters at UC Davis, 237

O’Connor, Sandra Day, 173

Office of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement (ODALE), 105, 107–108, 119, 120, 121, 122, 137, 147, 199, 305

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), 164, 250

Olmstead, Stephen (Lt. Gen.), 11

Olson, Scott, 296

Omnibus Crime Control Act, 83

O’Neal, Shaquille, 287–288

Onion, The , 11

Open fields doctrine, 173

Operation Alliance, 182

Operation Byrne Blitz, 247

Operation Clean Sweep, 178

Operation Delta-9, 149–150

Operation Intercept, 73–74, 105

Operation Shock and Awe, 259–260

Operation TAPS, 259

Orfield, Myron, 184

Otis, James, Jr., 9–10, 45

Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America (Balko), 315–316

Ozark National Forrest, 149–150

Packer, Herbert, 83

Page, Clarence, 205

Page, Wade Michael, 299

Painkillers, 253, 322

Palmer, A. Mitchell, 38

Parker, William, 34–35, 52, 61

Parks, Bernard, 225, 227

Paschall, John, 246

Pastore, Nick, 191–192, 218

Patrick, Deval, 303

Patronage, 31, 32, 34

Patterson, Robert, 186

Patton, George S. (Maj.), 37–38, 39

Paxton’s Case , 9

Peel, Sir Robert, 29–30, 31

Pentangelo, Joseph, 291

Percy, Charles, 123–124, 136

Perjury, 184, 245

Perry, Rick, 245, 247

Pfeil, Suzanne, 252

Philadelphia, 30, 179

Philadelphia Inquirer , 55

Phillips, Channing, 91

Phillips, Larry Jr., 228–229

Pierce, Franklin, 21

Pike, John (Lt.), 296

Podell, Bertram, 91

Police

community policing, 34, 100, 162, 189, 190, 193, 218, 220–223, 224, 325

and control issues, 292, 327, 328

deaths of, 171–172, 269, 271–272, 273, 276

first police forces, 1–2, 29, 30

local vs. centralized policing, 4

as lying, 184, 334

militarization of, 35–42, 157, 163, 167, 171, 175, 188, 189–190, 191, 193, 202, 204, 205–206, 208, 209, 210, 215, 219, 224, 225, 228, 229, 230, 234, 242, 243, 255, 272, 292, 293, 296, 297, 299, 300, 334, 335, 336 ( see also Drugs/drug war: use of military concerning; Militarism)

military gear of, 209–210, 213, 221, 242, 254, 294, 301, 308, 321

misconduct/excessive force of, 187–189, 225, 243, 247, 267, 286, 297, 298, 323, 332

physical fitness of, 328

police culture, 273, 292, 325–328

police unions, 329, 330

private police for hire, 29, 31

public’s opinion of, 169–170

raids by, xii, xiii, 7, 8, 72, 83, 84, 115, 120, 121, 159–163, 170–171, 175, 179–180, 214, 215, 237, 240–241, 258–259, 269, 285, 307–308 ( see also Castle Doctrine; Forced-entry raids; Mistaken/botched raids; No-knock raids)

recruitment of, 98, 300, 306, 326

titles used by, 189–191

training, 291, 292, 327 ( see also SWAT teams: training)

“troops to cops” program, 194–195, 219

uniforms of, xi, 29, 30, 134, 135, 189, 195, 255, 318, 329–330

Police state, 335

Policy issues, xv, 25, 50–51, 53, 125, 142, 143, 158, 167–168, 205, 289, 293, 315, 336. See also Crime: crime bills/policy; Reforms

Political machines, 31, 32

Polls, 64, 69, 104, 156, 165, 189, 272