Contemporary Issues in Public Disorder: A Comparative and Historical Approach

Contemporary Issues in Public Disorder: A Comparative and Historical Approach

1 The anatomy of a riot: the `Battle of Trafalgar' 2 Disorderly demonstrations 3 The American urban riots 4 The British urban riots 5 Strike violence 6 Football hooliganism 7 The `Troubles' in Northern Ireland 8 Media representation of public disorder 9 Contemporary policing and its democratic control In a comparative study drawing on material from the United States and Britain, David Waddington outlines the main predisposing conditions and dynamics of various types of industrial, political, urban and sectarian disorder. The book critically appraises the theoretical approaches to understanding public disorder and contributes to the ongoing debates on police methods, police accountability and the controversial role of the media.

Waddington, David

London, etc.: Routledge 1992 pp 1x + 243

SR P 252