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NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CIVIL DISORDERS SUPPLEMENTAL STUDIES

NCJ Number
454
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1968
Length
248 pages
Annotation
A SYSTEMATIC SURVEY OF INDIVIDUALS IN GHETTO AREAS REPORTS ON THREE EVENTS OF RACIAL VIOLENCE IN 1967.
Abstract
THE SURVEYS SHOW DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WIDELY HELD OPINIONS OF THE CAUSES OF RIOTS AND THE OPINIONS AND OBSERVATIONS OF THE PERSONS IN THE AREAS. DATA ARE REPORTED BY RACE, AGE, OCCUPATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER GROUPINGS. METHODS OF SURVEY, INCLUDING QUESTIONNAIRES USED, ARE PRESENTED. SEE ALSO NCJ-08073.