Riot Control: Analysis and Catalog

Abstract

This report attempts to provide a systematic analysis of some types of civil disturbances and a survey of related developmental materiel. The major limitation of the analysis is its restriction to ghetto - type riots, necessitated by limitations in time and available information. However, the materiel items described are universal in application to various forms of civil disturbances. The first part of the report analyzes such riots by identifying common characteristics of a number of disturbances which have occurred in the United States and describing the experiences of various security forces in their control. The latter part of the report serves as a catalog of materiel items, not already in the Army inventory, which may be useful in providing a more flexible response to the special requirements of riot control.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0861296

Entities

People

  • David W. Samuels
  • Donald Campbell
  • Donald O. Egner

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Command And Control
  • Correctional Facilities
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Employment
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Law Enforcement
  • Law Enforcement Officers
  • Nonlethal Weapons
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radio Communications
  • Riot Control
  • Security
  • Warning Systems

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  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
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