NCJ Number
185
Date Published
1968
Length
104 pages
Annotation
A TOTAL OF 7,156 INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED IN THE NEGRO COMMUNITY OF HOUSTON TO GIVE AUTHORITIES A RUNNING ACCOUNT OF THE RACIAL TEMPERATURE.
Abstract
THE METHODOLOGY ATTEMPTED TO GAUGE THE AMOUNT OF MAN-ONTHE-STREET TENSION WITH THE REALIZATION THAT UNPREDICTABLE AND UNMEASURABLE ELEMENTS CAN TRIGGER COMMUNITY VIOLENCE. ATTITUDES TOWARD JOBS, HOUSING, SCHOOLS, AND RELIGION FROM JULY 1966 TO AUGUST 1967, AS WELL AS PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS AND ATTITUDES TO SPECIFIC OCCURRENCES WERE SURVEYED. IT WAS HOPED THAT AUTHORITIES WOULD FORMULATE PROGRAMS TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO HELP REDUCE TENSION.