Nan, pour l’instant ce n’est qu’une impression diffuse - je chercherai. Par contre j’aime bien cette remarque trouvée dans un article (▻http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_23886231/from-military-police-force-natural-transition) sur la transition de carrière de l’armée à la police: "many people who have gone to combat for any amount of time have got some stuff that they need to work on" - voilà, c’est une bonne partie du problème.
Un cas de recrutement pour illustrer: ▻http://patch.com/new-jersey/lacey/new-lacey-police-hires-are-all-combat-veterans
La police du Michigan cible spécifiquement les vétérans pour son recrutement: ▻http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/02/21/michigan-state-police-veterans-a-good-fit
Les vétérans reconvertis dans la police sont ravis d’avoir des MRAP: ▻http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2014/07/robert-farago/annals-police-militarization-cops-get-bad-reps-mraps - ce cas à Pocatello en Idaho me touche particulièrement parce que je connais cette petite ville de l’Idaho profond et franchement j’ai du mal à comprendre ce qu’on peut y faire avec un MRAP... Certes ça peut servir pour approcher un forcené retranché, mais ce n’est pas à ça qu’il est destiné - les policiers locaux précisent que ce n’est pour eux pas un véhicule de forces d’intervention: “This is not just a SWAT ride. What we want to do is get everybody patrol-trained” - c’est vraiment une généralisation de la conception militaire de la patrouille.
Cet article approfondit bigrement la question - ▻http://www.hamptoninstitution.org/coming-home-to-roost.html
A propos de l’Iraq: "Considering the savagery that accompanies such an environment, it is not difficult to see how undervalued human life becomes" - on peut imaginer les conséquence sur l’approche du métier de policier.
Et j’y trouve le genre d’analyse que je cherchais:
" Police training mimics military training, both physically and mentally. Transition programs that funnel soldiers to police forces have become common at all levels of government. The changing face of law enforcement is indicative of this process as forces that are traditionally advertised to “protect and serve” have become noticeably militaristic. Perhaps even more concerning is the fact that soldiers, many of whom carry the mental baggage of war, are being streamlined from the streets of Fallujah to the city blocks of the US.
In a recent article for “Police: The Law Enforcement Magazine,” Mark Clark tells us that military veterans seeking employment in police ranks “is happening right now in numbers unseen since the closing days of the Vietnam War.” To assist with job placement and transitioning, organizations like “Hire Heroes USA” works with “about 100 veterans each week” - at least 20% of whom are seeking law enforcement jobs. Law enforcement agencies like the Philadelphia Police Department and San Jose PD, which boast of being structured as “a paramilitary organization,” actively seek military veterans by awarding preferential treatment. Many police departments across the country have added increased incentives and benefits, including the acceptance of military active duty time towards retirement, to acquire veterans.
An October 2013 edition of the Army Times reports that “more than seven in 10 (local law enforcement agencies) said they attend military-specific job fairs, and three quarters reported developing relationships with the Labor Department’s local veterans employment representatives.” Also, “Half said they work with military transition assistance programs, and half also said they develop relationships with local National Guard and reserve units”. Most local departments also have some type of veterans hiring preference, and “more than 90 percent reported having at least one vet in a senior leadership position.”
An example of this trend can be found in Hillsborough County, Florida, where the Sheriff’s department is seeking to hire “200 law enforcement deputies and another 130 detention deputies,” and Major Alan Hill has set his sights on veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan to fill these roles. Ironically, Hill points to “coping skills” as a main reason. “A lot of them know how to operate under stress. All of them know how to take orders,” Hill said. “We want to get the best of the best, and bring them in here, and give them a home, and allow them to continue to serve”. Other departments across the country - such as the City of Austin Police Department and the Webb County Sheriff’s Office, both in Texas; the Denver Police Department in Colorado; the Hillsborough County and Orange County sheriff’s offices in Florida; and the Tucson Police Department in Arizona - have initiated similar efforts.
The correlation between the mental baggage of war, the increased hiring of military combat veterans as police officers, and an observable escalation of aggressive and violent police brutality is difficult to ignore. Police departments have screening processes, but many are lacking. The lingering effects from being in a war zone are unquestionable, and signs and symptoms which often are suppressed during “downtimes” tend to surface and intensify under distress - a common occurrence for police officers."
