LAW AND DISORDER - THE LEGITIMATION OF DIRECT ACTION AS AN INSTRUMENT OF SOCIAL POLICY

• NCJ Number: 11341
• Author(s): S I SHUMAN
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 237 pages
• Sale Source: Wayne State University Press
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. FRANKLIN MEMORIAL LECTURES, V 10

Annotation

COLLECTION OF LECTURED EXAMINING EFFECTS OF VIOLENT PROTEST ON THE LAW, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS OF LAW AND ORDER.

Abstract

AN INITIAL LECTURE EXAMINES SOME OF THE HISTORY OF VIOLENCE IN THE U.S. AGAINST BACKGROUND OF LEGAL DECISIONS. LECTURE II ANALYZES RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISIONS RELATED TO PROTEST CASES. THE THIRD LECTURE OFFERS SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL INSIGHTS INTO PROTEST PHENOMENA, ATTACKING EXCESSIVE DEMONSTRATIVE CONDUCT. THE FOURTH LECTURER ADDRESSES HIMSELF TO SHOWING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF SUCH DEMONSTRATIVE CONDUCT IN THE CASE OF BLACK FREEDOM AND EQUALITY. THE FINAL LECTURE DEALS WITH THE RELEVANCE OF DIRECT ACTION WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE ATTACK ON THE TRADITIONAL ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITIES.