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[[Image:SWAT.jpg|thumb|SWAT officers from the United States of America]]
[[Image:SWAT.jpg|thumb|SWAT officers from the United States of America]]
A '''SWAT team''' is a group of highly trained [[police officer]]s who deal with very dangerous [[criminal]]s. SWAT is an [[acronym]] that means '''s'''pecial '''w'''eapons '''a'''nd '''t'''actics. Originally SWAT stood for Special Weapons ASSAULT Team but years later was changed when Public Relations realized Assault is a crime and had a negative connotation when these officers used excessive force. The original name has been very effectively swept from internet sources and is difficult
A '''SWAT team''' is a group of highly trained [[police officer]]s who deal with very dangerous [[criminal]]s. SWAT is an [[acronym]] that means '''s'''pecial '''w'''eapons '''a'''nd '''t'''actics. Originally SWAT stood for Special Weapons ASSAULT Team but years later was changed when Public Relations realized Assault is a crime and had a negative connotation when these officers used excessive force. The original name has been very effectively swept from internet sources and is difficult
[[Image:Members of the 60th Security Police Squadron's Base Swat Team.jpg|thumb|SWAT team from the U.S. Air Force]]
[[Image:Members of the 60th Security Police Squadron's Base Swat Team.jpg|thumb|SWAT team from the U.S. Air Force]]
SWAT officers act as paramilitary units that tackle situations beyond the capability of conventional police forces. SWAT teams are called in when an incident presents significant risk to law enforcement officers or the public, as in:
SWAT officers act as [[paramilitary]] units that tackle situations beyond the capability of conventional police forces. SWAT teams are called in when an incident presents significant risk to law enforcement officers or the public, as in:
*Counterterrorism operations
*[[Counterterrorism]] operations
*Catching and arresting of armed and barricaded suspects
*Catching and arresting of armed and barricaded suspects
*Suicide intervention
*Suicide intervention
*Warrant service under fire
*Warrant service under fire
*Protection of visiting dignitaries
*Protection of visiting dignitaries
*High-risk search and seizure
*High-risk [[search and seizure]]
*Covert and undercover operations
*Covert and undercover operations
*Crowd and riot control
*Crowd and riot control