”They take great pride in protecting the public and their fellow law enforcement officers in life-and-death situations that put their years of training and experience to the test” (Inner body). Special Weapons and Tactics were first created in the 1960s by young commander Daryl Gates. LAPD team is the most talked about by many departments and people. It was created in Los Angeles after a couple of sniping incidents against civilians they feared gunman outperforming police in a shootout. The first Special Weapons and Tactics unit had 15 four teams. The men that volunteered had military background. The SWAT is trained to control riots, high risk search and seizure, undercover operations, visiting dignitaries and armed and barricaded suspects. For example, in the 1980s and 1990s they served in the War on Drugs.They are usually called when
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That information will determine how they will enter, how many teams, and what time they will enter. It will also determine what kind of weapons they will use and if any cameras are needed to keep an eye on the suspect. In high risk raid, they will do a single file line, known as the snake. The officer in from of the line is known as a point man and is in charge of entering the room first. Each officer has an area of responsibility and is covered immediately after they enter. Not every situation goes as planned and because of that it has caused a lot of criticism.
They have constantly charged with excessive force or wrongful death. There has been cases where the S.W.A.T has raided the wrong house [How Stuff Works]. A Boston S.W.A.T team raided the wrong apartment. After cuffing the 71 year old man, he suffered from a heart attack [How Stuff Works]. In South Carolina, S.W.A.T made kids as young as 14 years old to get on their knees, in a drug raid. It caused the police department a lot of money and a lot of criticism because no drugs were
That information will determine how they will enter, how many teams, and what time they will enter. It will also determine what kind of weapons they will use and if any cameras are needed to keep an eye on the suspect. In high risk raid, they will do a single file line, known as the snake. The officer in from of the line is known as a point man and is in charge of entering the room first. Each officer has an area of responsibility and is covered immediately after they enter. Not every situation goes as planned and because of that it has caused a lot of criticism.
They have constantly charged with excessive force or wrongful death. There has been cases where the S.W.A.T has raided the wrong house [How Stuff Works]. A Boston S.W.A.T team raided the wrong apartment. After cuffing the 71 year old man, he suffered from a heart attack [How Stuff Works]. In South Carolina, S.W.A.T made kids as young as 14 years old to get on their knees, in a drug raid. It caused the police department a lot of money and a lot of criticism because no drugs were