THEORY OF THE RIOT PROCESS

• NCJ Number: 6947
• Journal: American Behavioral Scientist Volume: 15 Issue: 6 Dated: (JULY/AUGUST 1972) Pages: 859-882
• Author(s): J M FIRESTONE
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 24 pages
• Corporate Author: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE STUDY OF CHARACTERISTICS OF RIOTS AND A TRANSLATION OF THE FRAMEWORK IN MATHEMATICAL TERMS.

Abstract

THIS STUDY ADDRESSES TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS. ONE MAY BE CALLED THE COMPETITIVE EXPLANATION ORIENTATION TO THEORIZING ABOUT RIOTS. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS METHODOLOGICAL AND ASKS THE QUESTION-CAN ABSTRACT VERBAL THEORIZING BE INTERWOVEN WITH AND MADE TO CONSTITUTE A HEURISTIC BASIS FOR MORE FORMAL MODELING ACTIVITIES.