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CALIFORNIA - REPORT TO THE SENATE FROM THE SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL DISORDER, 1975

NCJ Number
32533
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1975
Length
361 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARINGS AND RESEARCH ON THE EXTENT AND SCOPE OF PRISON AND SCHOOL VIOLENCE, INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF TERRORIST ACTIVITIES AND JUVENILE VIOLENCE DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR.
Abstract
THIS ANNUAL REPORT OF SUBCOMMITTEE ACTIVITIES ALSO CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF CORRECTIVE LEGISLATION PROPOSED DURING THE 1973-74 LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS. INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS COVER THE NATURE OF PRISON VIOLENCE; GANG RIVALRY; THE MEXICAN MAFIA, ARYAN BROTHERHOOD, BLACK GUERRILLA FAMILY; NEW FAMILY, AND THE SYMBIONESE LIBERATION ARMY; MAIL AND LITERATURE ENTERING THE PRISONS; ATTORNEY ACCESS TO INMATES; SUBPOENAS; AND SECURITY HOUSING LOCKDOWNS, AND PROTECTIVE CUSTODY, AMONG OTHER TOPICS. APPENDED MATERIALS INCLUDE A LIST OF REFERENCES, SAMPLE INMATE CODES, PRISON GANG LITERATURE, AND CLIPPINGS OF NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ON PRISON AND JUVENILE VIOLENCE. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS PROVIDED.