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Books and Book Chapters

"Electronic Surveillance," Chapter 28, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"National ID Systems," Chapter 29, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

Mugged by the State, by Randall Fitzgerald (2003).

Cato Studies

"Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America," by Radley Balko, White Paper, July 17, 2006

"Deployed in the U.S.A.: The Creeping Militarization of the Home Front," by Gene Healy, Policy Analysis no. 503, December 17, 2003

Articles and Newsletters

"An Institutional Explanation for Corruption of Criminal Justice Officials," Bruce L. Benson, Cato Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, Spring/Summer 1988.

Opinion and Commentary

"J. Edgar Shows the Hunger for More Power Corrupts," by Gene Healy, DC Examiner, November 22, 2011

"Post-Racial Society? Not Even Close," by Nat Hentoff, Cato.org, June 22, 2011

"Federal Hall Monitors on Patrol," by David Rittgers, Huffington Post, June 9, 2011

"How Police Are Turning Military," by David Rittgers, The Politico, June 8, 2011

"U.S. Supreme Court, 8 to 1, Suspends Fourth Amendment," by Nat Hentoff, Cato.org, June 4, 2011

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Legal Briefs

Pottawattamie County v. McGhee, September 18, 2009 (PDF, 4 MB)

Safford Unified School District No.1 v. Redding, April 2, 2009 (PDF, 2 MB)

Events

"Policing for Profit: The Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture," April 28, 2010 [Policy Forum]

"10 Rules for Dealing with Police," March 24, 2010 [Film Premiere]

"Federal Drug Policy: Time to Shift Priorities," July 7, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Should No-Knock Police Raids be Rare-or Routine?," September 11, 2008 [Policy Forum]

"Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America," September 12, 2006 [Policy Forum]

Multimedia

A Unanimous Privacy Victory in U.S. v. Jones (January 26, 2012) [Cato Video, 06:07]

David Rittgers discusses his Politico op-ed on the militarization of police on WSPD's The Brian Wilson Show (June 10, 2011) [Media Highlights - Radio, 18:11]

David Rittgers on his Politico article on the police on The Brett Winterble Show (June 8, 2011) [Media Highlights - Radio, 09:28]

Botched SWAT Raid Kills Iraq War Veteran featuring David Rittgers (May 27, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 09:33]

Timothy Lynch discusses the Kentucky v. King ruling on Fox and Friends (May 18, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 04:08]

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