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COLLECTIVE VIOLENCE

NCJ Number
3461
Author(s)
J F SHORT; M E WOLFGANG
Date Published
1972
Length
395 pages
Annotation
READINGS IN THEORY AND RESEARCH ON VIOLENCE AS A GROUP PHENOMENON, WITH ANALYSIS OF THE FORMS, SOURCES, AND MEANINGS OF RIOT AND REBELLION.
Abstract
COMPARATIVE ANALYSES PRESENTING ANTHROPOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL DATA, STUDIES OF THE ROLE OF POLICE AND OTHER SOCIAL CONTROL AGENTS, AND SUMMARIZING DISCUSSIONS OF U.S. PUBLIC POLICY. THE CONTRIBUTIONS RANGE FROM ANTHROPOLOGISTS' DESCRIPTIONS OF COLLECTIVE VIOLENCE IN PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES TO GENERAL STATEMENTS ABOUT THE NATURE OF COLLECTIVE VIOLENCE IN MODERN SOCIETY.

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