NCJ Number
37774
Date Published
1976
Length
15 pages
Annotation
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE AND ORGANIZATION OF POLICE UNITS WHOLLY OR PARTLY MAINTAINED TO DEAL WITH CIVIL DISORDERS AND TERRORISM IN SIX DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES.
Abstract
THIS STUDY PROVIDES A GENERAL BACKGROUND TO THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH DEMOCRATIC STATES HAVE SOUGHT TO MAINTAIN PUBLIC ORDER AND COUNTER TERRORISM. CASE STUDIES OF POLICE SYSTEMS AND THEIR PROBLEMS IN FRANCE, WEST GERMANY, ITALY, JAPAN, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE UNITED STATES ARE PRESENTED. SOME EXAMPLES OF GOVERNMENTAL AND POLICE RESPONSES THAT ARE PROPOSED OR ALREADY EXIST TO MEET THE CHALLENGE OF TERRORISM ARE DESCRIBED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)