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Policing and Society
An International Journal of Research and Policy
Volume 25, 2015 - Issue 3
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Normalising police militarisation, living in denial

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Pages 268-275 | Received 01 Jul 2013, Accepted 31 Oct 2013, Published online: 09 Dec 2013

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