On this episode we discuss the history of policing in the U.S. and how different factors contributed to the militarization of the police over the last several decades. In the later part of the episode, we are joined by Antonia Cereijido. Antonia is the host and producer of the podcast, Norco '80 (LAist Studios and Futuro Media) that follows the story of a failed bank heist in 1980 that influenced the militarization of police in the U.S.