PROPOSED METHODS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CIVIL DISORDERS

• NCJ Number: 10941
• Author(s): G D KIRKLAND; G J FELDMAN
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 27 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Mississippi Division of Law Enforcement Assistance
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PREVENTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPENDS ON AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CAUSES OF UNREST, GOOD COMMUNITY-POLICE RELATIONS, AND COMMUNICATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

Abstract

POLICE RAPPORT WITH THE COMMUNITY IS STRESSED, AND THE INDIVIDUAL OFFICER IS MADE MORE AWARE OF AND MORE SENSITIVE TO THE BEHAVIOR OF CULTURAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUPS AND TO PERTINENT CRITICAL ISSUES. THE GATHERING OF INTELLIGENCE DATA, BY AN INTELLIGENCE UNIT AND BY THE INDIVIDUAL OFFICER, PERFORMS AND IMPORTANT FUNCTION IN PREDICTING AND REACTING TO CIVIL DISTURBANCE. OFFICERS, INCLUDING CAMPUS POLICE, SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY TRAINED IN MOB BEHAVIOR AND MOB CONTROL, SO THAT THEY ARE PREPARED TO HANDLE THE SPECIAL PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS PRESENT IN SUCH SITUATIONS. THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE SHOULD SUPPORT CIVIL ORDER AND SHOULD HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL DECISION-MAKING AND TO AIR GRIEVANCES. THE NEWS MEDIA HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OPENING COMMUNICATION CHANNELS AND INFORMING THE PUBLIC ON CRITICAL ISSUES. A LIST OF INFORMATION ELEMENTS ESSENTIAL TO THE HANDLING OF CIVIL DISORDERS IS APPENDED.