NCJ Number
8692
Date Published
1973
Length
83 pages
Annotation
BOOKLET DISCUSSING POLICE BRUTALITY, MISCONDUCT, ABUSE OF AUTHORITY, LEGAL LIMITATIONS, AND THE DISTURBANCE AT THE 1968 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN CHICAGO.
Abstract
VARIOUS COURT DECISIONS REGARDING POLICE LEGAL LIMITATIONS ARE REVIEWED. NUMEROUS QUOTES ARE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE WORK IN ORDER TO AFFORD THE READER DIFFERENT AND CONTRASTING VIEWPOINTS. SEVERAL LISTS OF STATEMENTS FOR ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION ARE INCLUDED. THE CHICAGO DEMONSTRATION IS STUDIED AND THE DEBATE OVER WHO WAS TO BLAME FOR THE OUTBREAKS OF FORCE AND VIOLENCE IS EXAMINED FROM BOTH SIDES. EXCERPTS FROM NEWS ARTICLES AND QUOTES FROM INTERVIEWS WITH PARTICIPANTS, OBSERVERS, AND INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE DISTURBANCE ARE PRESENTED FOR GROUP DISCUSSION. A BRIEF LIST OF MATERIAL SUGGESTED FOR FURTHER READING IS APPENDED.