ABSTRACT

Is militarized policing an effective way to combat insurgency? This article uses new global data on policing practices to evaluate whether states with militarized police perform better than those without them. The analysis provides no evidence that militarized police are an asset in counterinsurgency. Indeed, states with militarized units within their national or federal-level police are generally less likely to achieve favorable counterinsurgency outcomes. In explaining these findings, the article emphasizes that while militarization provides police with greater coercive capacity, it also impedes information collection and contributes to indiscriminate violence that can fuel additional dissent.

摘要

军事化警务是打击叛乱的有效方法吗？本文使用新的全球警务实践数据来评估拥有军事化警察的国家是否比没有军事化警察的国家表现更好。该分析没有提供任何证据表明军事化警察是平叛的资产。事实上，在其国家或联邦一级警察中拥有军事化单位的州通常不太可能取得有利的平叛成果。在解释这些发现时，文章强调，虽然军事化为警察提供了更大的强制能力，但它也阻碍了信息收集，并助长了可能助长更多异议的不分青红皂白的暴力行为。