NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CIVIL DISORDERS, REPORT

• NCJ Number: 8073
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1967
• Length: 440 pages
• Corporate Author: National Advisory Cmssn on Civil Disorders
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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Annotation

KERNER COMMISSION REPORT ON THE CAUSES, EVENTS, AND AFTERMATHS OF THE CIVIL DISORDERS OF 1967.

Abstract

THE REPORT INCLUDES A DETAILED HISTORY OF BLACKS IN AMERICAN SOCIETY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING THE SOCIAL CONDITIONS WHICH FOMENT RIOTS. ALSO OF INTEREST IS A CITY-BY-CITY DISCUSSION OF THE SUMMER'S DISORDERS. AMONG RECOMMENDATIONS POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS ARE DISCUSSED. SEE ALSO NCJ-00454.