Box 2
Contains 23 Results:
Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, excerpts from the Kerner Commission, 1968
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.
Guidelines for Civil Disorder Mobilization and Planning, 1968 September
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 Kerner Report Revisited, 1970 June
The final report from the assembly on the Kerner report revisited, and background papers prepared on various areas of concern to the Kerner Commission.
Journal of Black Studies: The Politics of Urban Violence, 1985
Discussion of theories about violence in black ghettos during the 1960s.
Journal of Community Psychology: Homicides and Race Riots, 1988 April
A study and analysis about homicides and race riots.
Local Police Force Size and the Severity of the 1960s Black Rioting, 1988
A study about the relationship between police force size and the severity of black rioting that occured in cities during the 1960s.
Police Studies:Police and Violent Protests in London: A Comparative Perspective, 1988 Fall
Articles from professional magazines discussing urban violence, civil disorder, and policing tactics.
Police Studies:Handling Urban Disorders, 1984
An article about how the police have rights to professionally manage peaceful demonstrators.
Assessing the Potential for Community Disorder, 1982 April
An introduction to two mobilization procedures from the Chicago Police Department's new disorder control plan.
The Community Policing Challenge, 1990 November
Articles related to various issues within the policing field.