David Waddington

Contemporary Issues in Public Disorder (eBook, ePUB)

A Comparative and Historical Approach

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In a comparative study drawing on material from the United States and Britain, David Waddington examines how various types of industrial, political, urban and sectarian disorder occur. Contemporary Issues in Public Disorder critically appraises the theoretical approaches to understanding public disorder and contributes to the ongoing debates on police methods, police accountability and the controversial role of the media.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134896943
• Artikelnr.: 47889080

Autorenporträt

Dr David Waddington

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The anatomy of a riot: The `Battle of Trafalgar'
2. Disorderly demonstrations
3. The American urban riots
4. The British urban riots
5. Strike violence
6. Football hooliganism
7. The `Troubles' in Northern Ireland
8. Media representations of public disorder
9. Contemporary policing and its democratic control
10. Conclusions