DEMONSTRATIONS, PICKETING, RIOTS (FROM POLICE GUIDANCE MANUALS, 1968 BY LOUIS B. SCHWARTZ AND STEPHEN R. GOLDSTEIN - SEE NCJ-00012)

• NCJ Number: 10497
• Author(s): L B SCHWARTZ; S R GOLDSTEIN
• Date Published: 1968
• Length: 36 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Pennsylvania State University
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

HANDY REFERENCE AND TRAINING MANUAL CONTAINING GUIDELINES FOR THE HANDLING OF VARIOUS FORMS OF CIVIL DISORDER, DESIGNED FOR USE BY THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE.

Abstract

THE LEGAL LIMITS PLACED ON DEMONSTRATIONS ARE DISCUSSED, INCLUDING THE CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER RULE, THE LIKELIHOOD OF VIOLENCE RESULTING FROM LAWFUL SPEECH, PARADES, AND THE RESTRICTING OF DEMONSTRATIONS IN PARTICULAR AREAS. SITUATIONS INVOLVING PICKETING ARE EXAMINED, WITH ATTENTION PAID TO THE LEGAL RIGHT TO PICKET IN A REASONABLE MANNER. SOME PRINCIPLES OF RIOT CONTROL ARE OUTLINED ALONG WITH LAWS RELATING TO RIOTS, AND SOME POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS FOR THEIR OCCURRENCE.