NCJ Number
8073
Date Published
1967
Length
440 pages
Annotation
KERNER COMMISSION REPORT ON THE CAUSES, EVENTS, AND AFTERMATHS OF THE CIVIL DISORDERS OF 1967.
Abstract
THE REPORT INCLUDES A DETAILED HISTORY OF BLACKS IN AMERICAN SOCIETY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING THE SOCIAL CONDITIONS WHICH FOMENT RIOTS. ALSO OF INTEREST IS A CITY-BY-CITY DISCUSSION OF THE SUMMER'S DISORDERS. AMONG RECOMMENDATIONS POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS ARE DISCUSSED. SEE ALSO NCJ-00454.