Public Disorder: A Review of Research and a Study in One Inner City AreaResearch report comprising a comparison of urban area violence and youth unrest in the UK and USA - discusses historical and theoretical background, trends, causes (incl. Racial discrimination, low educational levels, unemployment, economic disparities, boredom, breakdown of family life, etc.), short term control and prevention of social disorders, role of mass media, public opinion and policy implications, and includes a case study of 1981 riots in Handsworth. References and statistical tables. |
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