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Are SWAT Teams Paramilitary?: SWAT Saves Lives |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / COMMENTARY |
| Author: Larry Glick |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2000 |
| Size: 1,556 Words, 9,835 Characters |
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The law enforcement community is increasingly turning to multijurisdictional SWAT teams comprising volunteers from several agencies. This arrangement allows police departments to share expenses for equipment and training, as well as human resources. SWAT officers on multijurisdictional teams serve their agencies in some other day-to-day capacity. They come together as a team for training and call outs. The teams often cover a large area.
Critics of SWAT also take issue with the relationship between the military and law enforcement in the United States. The police use of surplus military hardware has helped to meet a growing threat but did not cause the growth of SWAT teams. That growth was fueled by the many critical incidents that may not have been widely reported by the media but wer...
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...perhaps have become too casual in expecting a SWAT team to be standing by ready to respond. All too often a patrol officer is the first responder, usually finding himself at a serious disadvantage in a criminal encounter. With the exception of high-risk warrant services, it's only after great harm is threatened or under way that a team with specialized training and tools is called in to help.
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