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Contemporary Issues in Public Disorder: A Comparative and

01 January 1991

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Contemporary Issues in Public Disorder: A Comparative and
Historical Approach
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Author: Waddington, David
Publisher: London, etc.: Routledge 1992 pp ix + 243
Keywords: Riot control Strikes Football hooliganism Media Accountability
police

Contents:
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 representation of public disorder
9 Contemporary policing and its democratic control

In a comparative study drawing on material from the United States and
Britain, David Waddington outlines the main predisposing conditions
and dynamics of various types of industrial, political, urban and
sectarian disorder. The book 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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