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DHS Are Militarizing Local Police to Create Federalized Law Enforcement Agencies
Monday, February 4, 2013 14:48
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Susanne Posel
Occupy Corporatism
February 4, 2013
In 2011 the consolidation of police departments to regional agencies became commonplace as budget cuts and funding was blamed for the cause of this merging of local forces into one encompassing police enforcement apparatus.
Under the creation of the Unified Police Department (UPD) in Salt Lake City, Utah jurisdictions and municipalities previously controlled by the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office was reallocated to UPD. This became the new police department and eventually the standard for other police departments across the nation.
