In light of recent events involving federal law enforcement, I thought this would be appropriate for this week's written assignment.
It's important to note that law enforcement is not an enumerated power granted to the national government in the Constitution. It is a power reserved to the states. So the constitutional basis of that power, and the relationship it has with state and local law enforcement is largely undefined.
The article focuses more on the militarization of the police, and the issues related to it. This includes a look at the difference between police forces and the military.
Tell what's going on here.
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