NCJ Number
1951
Date Published
1969
Length
154 pages
Annotation
PROVIDES A SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS OF SOME TYPES OF CIVIL DISTURBANCES AND A SURVEY OF RELATED DEVELOPMENTAL MATERIAL.
Abstract
THE MAJOR LIMITATION OF THE ANALYSIS IS ITS RESTRICTION TO GHETTO-TYPE RIOTS, NECESSITATED BY LIMITATIONS IN TIME AND AVAILABLE INFORMATION. THE MATERIAL ITEMS DESCRIBED ARE UNIVERSAL IN APPLICATION TO VARIOUS FORMS OF CIVIL DISTURBANCES. THE FIRST PART ANALYZES SUCH RIOTS BY IDENTIFYING COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF A NUMBER OF DISTURBANCES WHICH HAVE OCCURRED IN THE UNITED STATES AND DESCRIBING THE EXPERIENCES OF VARIOUS SECURITY FORCES IN THEIR CONTROL. THE LATTER PART SERVES AS A CATALOG OF MATERIAL ITEMS, NOT ALREADY IN THE ARMY INVENTORY, WHICH MAY BE USEFUL IN PROVIDING A MORE FLEXIBLE RESPONSE TO THE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS OF RIOT CONTROL. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)