PROTEST AND VIOLENCE - THE POLICE RESPONSE - A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DEMOCRATIC METHODS

• NCJ Number: 37774
• Author(s): F Gregory
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 15 pages
• Corporate Author: Institute for the Study of 12/12a Golden Square
• Sale Source: Institute for the Study of 12/12a Golden Square
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE AND ORGANIZATION OF POLICE UNITS WHOLLY OR PARTLY MAINTAINED TO DEAL WITH CIVIL DISORDERS AND TERRORISM IN SIX DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES.

Abstract

THIS STUDY PROVIDES A GENERAL BACKGROUND TO THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH DEMOCRATIC STATES HAVE SOUGHT TO MAINTAIN PUBLIC ORDER AND COUNTER TERRORISM. CASE STUDIES OF POLICE SYSTEMS AND THEIR PROBLEMS IN FRANCE, WEST GERMANY, ITALY, JAPAN, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE UNITED STATES ARE PRESENTED. SOME EXAMPLES OF GOVERNMENTAL AND POLICE RESPONSES THAT ARE PROPOSED OR ALREADY EXIST TO MEET THE CHALLENGE OF TERRORISM ARE DESCRIBED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)