Peter Kraska
Professor, School of Justice Studies, University of Eastern Kentucky
Dr. Peter Kraska is a professor and Chair of Graduate Studies and Research at the Eastern Kentucky University School of Justice Studies. He is a leading scholar in the areas of criminal justice theory, police and criminal justice militarization, and research methods. The following is from September 9, 2014, hearings before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on “Oversight of Federal Programs for Equipping State and Local Law Enforcement.” Let me start today’s talk with two examples of police militarization: one old — in fact, pre-9/11, and one new — this year in May. In September of 2000,…
