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NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CIVIL DISORDERS, REPORT

NCJ Number
8073
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1967
Length
440 pages
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.