PERSPECTIVES ON POLICE ASSAULTS IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL UNITED STATES, V 1

• NCJ Number: 17024
• Author(s): C G SWANSON; P N MORRISON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 274 pages
• Grant Number(s): 73-TA-06-0004; 73-DF-06-0053
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: University of Oklahoma
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE FIRST VOLUME OF A FINAL REPORT ON ASSAULTS ON POLICE OFFICERS IN 1973 IN OKLAHOMA, NEW MEXICO, ARKANSAS, TEXAS, AND LOUISIANA DESCRIBES THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT AND THE METHODOLOGY THAT WAS USED.

Abstract

FOLLOWING THE DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY, THE SECOND PART OF THIS VOLUME CONTAINS A DISCUSSION OF A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE OF VIOLENCE AS IT RELATES TO ASSAULTS AGAINST POLICE. IT IS A HYPOTHETICAL STATEMENT ABOUT THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF VIOLENCE AGAINST POLICE AND SUGGESTS THAT ASSAULTS ON POLICE ARE AN INEVITABLE CONSEQUENCE OF THE POLICE ROLE IN SOCIETY. THE FINAL SECTION CONTAINS A DESCRIPTIVE PROFILE OF THE ASSAULT EVENT IN WHICH A NUMBER OF CHARACTERISTICS CONCERNING POLICE ARE EXAMINED FOR BOTH MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND STATE POLICE AND HIGHWAY PATROL AGENCIES. STATISTICAL INFORMATION IS GIVEN IN TABLES AND IS BROKEN DOWN BY DEMOGRAPHIC AND GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF BOTH THE ASSAULTER AND POLICE OFFICER. FOR VOLUMES TWO AND THREE, REFER TO NCJ-17025 AND 17026. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)