NCJ Number
14595
Date Published
1970
Length
143 pages
Annotation
A STUDY BOOK DESIGNED TO LEAD STUDENTS INTO AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE EVOLUTION, CONTENT, AND INTENT OF THE STRUCTURE OF LAW BY WHICH CITIES ARE GOVERNED.
Abstract
THE FEATURES, LIFESTYLES, AND PROBLEMS OF CITIES ARE PRESENTED. THROUGH CONSIDERATION OF ACTUAL COURT CASES, THE EVOLUTION AND CHARACTER OF THE POWER OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES IN THE AREAS OF GUN CONTROL, FIRE CONTROL, TRAFFIC CONTROL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ORDER, AND URBAN PLANNING ARE ANALYZED. RESTON, VIRGINIA AND COLUMBIA, MARYLAND ARE DISCUSSED AS RECENT EXPERIMENTS IN CITY PLANNING, QUESTIONS FOLLOW THE TREATMENT OF EACH SUBJECT AREA TO STIMULATE READER ANALYSIS OF THE MATTERS CONSIDERED.