pos · se co · mi · ta · tus ( pos׳ē
kom׳i tä׳t∂s, -tā׳-), n. 1.
the body of persons that a peace officer of a country is empowered to
call upon for assistance in preserving the peace, making arrests, and
serving writs. 2. a body of men so called into service. [< ML:
posse (of the) county]
BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS
MF/AD A266 650
Baranzini, Richard D.
Military Support to Law Enforcement
and Posse Comitatus: Is the
Search for Nontraditional Missions On a Collision Course with
Operational Readiness ?
Newport, RI: Naval War
College, 1993.
HV 5801 .B78 1998
Benson, Nolon J.
The Posse Comitatus
Act: Is There a Need for
Change ?
Carlisle Barracks, PA:
Army War College, 1998.
U 162 .87 1999
Byrne, Sean. “Use
of Military in Domestic Operations:
Legal Precedents and Institutional Confusion.”
Essays on Strategy XV
.
Washington:
NDU Press, 1999, pp. 27-42.
MF/AD A327 944
Diehl, James G.
The Cop and the
Soldier: An Entangling
Alliance? The Posse
Comitatus Act and the National Security Strategy of Engagement and
Enlargement . Carlisle
Barracks, PA: Army War
College, 1997.
HV 879 .N3 G266 1999
Gallavan, Christopher.
Fast Guns and the Posse Comitatus Act. Carlisle
Barracks, PA: Army War College, 1999.
HV 5801 .M35 2001
Maher, Christopher.
Combating
International Organized Crime: A
Proposal for Expanding Our National Military Strategy and Amending Title
10 of the United States Code .
Carlisle Barracks, PA: Army
War College, 2001.
MF/AD A393 971
Miller, Steven.
The Military,
Domestic Law Enforcement and Posse Comitatus:
A Time for Change .
Ft. Leavenworth, KS:
Army Command and General Staff
College, 2000.
HV 5801 .N378 1999
Neptun, Daniel A.
Posse Comitatus: Some Thoughts on Loosening Its Restrictions within the
Department of Defense . Newport,
RI: Naval War College,
1999.
HV 5801 .T7 1999
Taylor, Scott.
Analysis of the
Military Role in America’s Domestic Counterdrug Effort .
Carlisle Barracks, PA: Army
War College, 1999.
REF KF 62 1994 A2 v.9
“Use of Army and Air Force as Posse Comitatus.”
United States Code, Title 18,
Section 1385, 1994 ed., Washington:
GPO, 1995.
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PERIODICALS
Adams, Michael R.
“Navy Narcs.” Proceedings
of the U.S. Naval Institute, Sept.1984, vol. 110, pp. 35-37.
Bryant, Leroy C.
“The Posse Comitatus Act, the Military, and Drug Interdiction:
Just How Far Can We Go?”
Army Lawyer, Dec. 1990,
no. 216, pp. 3-12.
Hilton, Robert E.
“Recent Developments Relating to the Posse Comitatus Act.”
Army Lawyer, Jan. 1983,
no. 121, pp. 1-8.
Loeb, Vernon. “ Review of Military's Domestic Role
Urged.” Washington
Post, Oct. 5,
2001, p. A26.
Lujan, Thomas R. “The Legal Consequences of
Domestic Employment of the Army.” Parameters, Autumn 1997, vol.
27, no. 3, pp. 82-97. Online at: http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usawc/parameters/97autumn/lujan.htm.
Meeks, Clarence I., III.
“Illegal Law Enforcement:
Aiding Civil Authorities in
Violation of the Posse Comitatus Act.”
Military Law Review, Fall 1975, pp. 83-136.
Navas, William A., Jr. “Posse Comitatus:
The Army of the 21st
Century and the Law of Unintended Consequences.”
National Guard, Jan.
1999, vol. 53, no. 1, p. 34.
Rhode, Aleksandra M.
“Pushing the Limits of Posse Comitatus.” National Guard, Aug. 1989, vol. 43, pp. 30-32+.
Rice, Paul J.
“New Laws and Insights Encircle the Posse Comitatus Act.” Military Law Review, Spring 1984, vol. 104, pp.
109-138.
Shelton, Michael.
“The Forward Edge of Drug Interdiction.” Sea Power, Sept. 2001, vol. 44, no. 9, pp. 44-46.
Taft, William H., IV.
“The Role of the DOD in
Civilian Law Enforcement.” Defense,
Mar. 1983, pp. 6-8.
“U.S. Army Staff Judge Advocate Notes:
Consequences of Violating the
Posse Comitatus Act.” Army
Lawyer, July 1995, pp. 61-68.
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DOCTRINE
U.S. Army Field Manual (FM) 100-19.
Domestic Support Operations ,
July 1993.
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ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
Baker, Bonnie.
“The Origins of the Posse Comitatus.”
Aerospace Power Chronicles. Nov. 1, 1999.
On-line.
Available at: http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/cc/baker1.html
Federal Bureau of Investigation. Memorandum to the General Counsel. Effect of Posse Comitatus on Proposed Detail of Civilian
Employee to the National Infrastructure Protection Center.
May 26, 1998. On-line. Available
at: http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/pca1fnl.htm
Haider-Markel, Donald P. and Sean P. O’Brien.
“Creating a Well Regulated
Militia: Policy Responses to Paramilitary Groups in the American States.”
Political Research Quarterly,
September 1997, vol. 50, pp. 551-566.
On-line. Available
at: http://lark.cc.ukans.edu/~prex/mptxt.html.
Hammond, Matthew.
“The Posse Comitatus Act:
A Principle in Need of Renewal.” Washington University Law Quarterly, vol.
75, no. 2, Summer 1997. On-line. Available at:
http://www.wulaw.wustl.edu/WULQ/75-2/752-10.html
Rand Corporation.
Appendix D: Overview
of the Posse Comitatus Act. Preparing
the U.S. Army for Homeland Security.
On-line. Available
at: http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1251/MR1251.AppD.pdf
Trebilcock, Craig T.
Posse Comitatus—Has the Posse Comitatus Act Outlived Its
Usefulness? Center for
Strategic and International Studies, March 2000.
On-line.
Available at: http://www.csis.org/homeland/reports/trebilcock.pdf
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