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WIT AND HUMOR - A NEGLECTED AID IN CROWD AND MOB CONTROL

NCJ Number
4243
Journal
Crime and Delinquency Volume: 18 Issue: 2 Dated: (APRIL 1972) Pages: 184-191
Author(s)
J F COATES
Date Published
1972
Length
8 pages
Annotation
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND THEORIES WHICH SUGGEST THE USE OF HUMOR TO REDUCE TENSIONS BETWEEN POLICE AND THE MASSES DURING DEMONSTRATIONS, AND OTHER CROWD ACTIONS.