Behind the Police

In the wake of the January 6th insurrection in D.C., Robert Evans and co-host Propaganda take a look at fascist insurrections throughout history. They also unpack the evolution, successes, and failures of antifascists in Italy, Germany, and Spain.

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For the last episode of Behind the Police, we discuss the history of police militarization in the United States, and where it's led us to today. 
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I'm From Philly. 30 Years Later, I'm Still Trying To Make Sense Of The MOVE Bombing
The History of Policing in the United States
A New History Tears Down the Myth of the Texas Rangers
American Police Training and Political Violence: From the Philippines Conquest to the Killing Fields of Afghanistan and Iraq
THE MILITARIZATION OF THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE
Militarized policing doesn’t reduce crime and disproportionately hits black communities
Multi-Method Study Of Special Weapons and Tactics Teams 
The Growing Epidemic of Cops Shooting Family Dogs
U.S. spends twice as much on law and order as it does on cash welfare, data show
Militarization fails to enhance police safety or reduce crime but may harm police reputation
Police officers in the US were charged with more than 400 rapes over a 9-year period
'Who will protect you from rape without police?'
More cops. Is it the answer to fighting crime?
How shows like ‘Cops’ and ‘Law & Order’ affect our views of the police
The Militarization of America's Police: A Brief History

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If you thought police were deadly up till this point, wait until you hear about what unionization did to the U.S. police (hint: it got a hell of a lot of the rest of us killed.)
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The History of Policing in the United States
Study finds misconduct spreads among police officers like contagion
The End of Policing 
How Police Unions Became Such Powerful Opponents to Reform Efforts
The unjust power of police unions
How Police Unions Enable and Conceal Abuses of Power
Minneapolis Police Union President Allegedly Wore a “White Power Patch” and Made Racist Remarks
Police chiefs are often forced to put officers fired for misconduct back on the streets
How a 50-year-old study was misconstrued to create destructive broken-windows policing
In New York, major crime complaints fell when cops took a break from ‘proactive policing’

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Lynching was the sharpest blade in the arsenal of white supremacy for decades, until American police replaced it with the death penalty. In this episode, Prop and Robert trace the evolution of police torture, and how the legacy of 'the third degree' persists in law enforcement to this day. 
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History of the KKK in Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma, Race Riot
Tulsa Timeline
The Color of the Third Degree: Racism, Police Torture, and Civil Rights in the American South, 1930–1955
ACCUSED TORTURER JON BURGE DIED LAST WEEK, BUT HIS LEGACY OF BRUTAL, RACIST POLICING LIVES ON IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO POLICE TORTURE: EXPLAINED

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For years protesters have chanted that the 'cops and klan go hand in hand'. Today, we discuss the very real history behind that, and how it influenced the birth of American policing.
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KKK in the PD
The Red Summer of 1919, Explained
At least 2,000 more black people were lynched by white mobs than previously reported, new research finds
Extremist cops: how US law enforcement is failing to police itself
Yesterday’s Ku Klux Klan members are today’s police officers, councilwoman says
The FBI’s Secret Rules
Ku-Klux: The Birth of the Klan during Reconstruction
The US government destroyed the Ku Klux Klan once. It could do so again
Constituting whiteness: The National Horse Thief Detective Association and racial mores in Indiana, 1850–1930
When Watchmen were Klansmen
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow

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