A report from a commission created by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the wake of the riots in Newark, New Jersey and Detroit, Michigan. The report discusses these riots, as well as disorders in 22 other cities, with an emphasis on their participants and the adequacy of law enforcement's response.

A police plan with guidelines developed for the President's Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Commission) in 1968, under a grant from the Department of Justice. This work is referred to in the Kerner Commission Report as the Model Operations Plan.

The final report from the assembly on the Kerner report revisited, and background papers prepared on various areas of concern to the Kerner Commission.

Discussion of theories about violence in black ghettos during the 1960s.

A study and analysis about homicides and race riots.

A study about the relationship between police force size and the severity of black rioting that occured in cities during the 1960s.

Articles from professional magazines discussing urban violence, civil disorder, and policing tactics.

An article about how the police have rights to professionally manage peaceful demonstrators.

An introduction to two mobilization procedures from the Chicago Police Department's new disorder control plan.

Articles related to various issues within the policing field.