NCJ Number
9850
Journal
Social Forces Volume: 51 Issue: 3 Dated: (MARCH 1973) Pages: 342-347
Date Published
1973
Length
6 pages
Annotation
A RECENT STUDY AT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY CONCLUDES THAT STUDENTS ARE RADICALIZED BY DIRECT AND VIOLENT CONFRONTATION WITH POLICE AND NATIONAL GUARDSMEN.
Abstract
THIS STUDY EXPLORES TWO HYPOTHESES AS TO THE EFFECTS OF THE EMPLOYMENT OF EXCESSIVE FORCE ON STUDENT DEMONSTRATORS. ONE HYPOTHESIS SUGGESTS THAT EXPERIENCING OFFICIAL VIOLENCE WILL TEND TO RADICALIZE STUDENTS, WHILE THE OTHER SUGGESTS THAT IT WILL PACIFY THEM. A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OF THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY AND INTERVIEWS WITH 233 KENT STATE UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES MEASURING THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARD VIOLENCE, AND THE IMPACT OF THE MAY 4, 1970 KILLINGS ON THEIR POLITICAL OUTLOOKS INDICATE THAT RADICALIZATION IS POSITIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF VIOLENT FORCE BY SOCIAL CONTROL AGENTS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)