The racial politics of protection: A critical race examination of police militarization

California Law Review

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 979-1008

  Gamal, Fanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84992411174     PISSN: 00081221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15779/Z385P1R     Document Type: Article

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