NCJ Number
5149
Date Published
1972
Length
101 pages
Annotation
REPORT ON THE RESPONSE OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO A THREATENED CONFRONTATION.
Abstract
THE EVENT DISCUSSED IS THE SIMULTANEOUS OCCURRENCE IN PORTLAND, OREGON OF THE ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN LEGION AND A CONVOCATION OF POLITICAL DISSIDENTS OPERATING UNDER THE TITLE OF THE PEOPLE'S ARMY JAMBOREE. OTHER PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED VETERANS UNITED AGAINST THE WAR, THE BLACK PANTHERS, WHITE PANTHERS, AND GROUPS COMMITTED TO NON-VIOLENCE. TWO CONTROVERSIAL EVENTS WHICH ALSO TOOK PLACE AT THIS TIME WERE THE KENT STATE KILLINGS AND THE INVASION OF CAMBODIA. THE REPORT EXAMINES EARLY NEGOTIATIONS, THE CONVENTION AND DEMONSTRATION PROCEEDINGS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY PREPARATION AND ATTITUDES OF OFFICIALS AND PROTESTERS.