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Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
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Contributors
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1977
Description
This thesis analyzes the legal institutional structure of the
urban community, as symbolized by the police, to determine if differences
in the capacity to function effectively was a significant factor in the
urban racial violence of the mid-1960's. Performance capacity was
operationalized by the following objective measures for pre-riot
"normal" times: quality of manpower potential, municipal governmental
structure, confrontation potential, and potential resources of the
community. Additional independent variables were the city's total
population and socio-economic measures of absolute and relative deprivation.
Although the results were not conclusive, only a community's
confrontation potential, potential resources , and total population
size were found to significantly contribute to an explanation of a
community's riot potential.
urban community, as symbolized by the police, to determine if differences
in the capacity to function effectively was a significant factor in the
urban racial violence of the mid-1960's. Performance capacity was
operationalized by the following objective measures for pre-riot
"normal" times: quality of manpower potential, municipal governmental
structure, confrontation potential, and potential resources of the
community. Additional independent variables were the city's total
population and socio-economic measures of absolute and relative deprivation.
Although the results were not conclusive, only a community's
confrontation potential, potential resources , and total population
size were found to significantly contribute to an explanation of a
community's riot potential.
Language
Type
Form
Extent
77 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
13900
Additional Information
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1977.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
1977
Date Text
1977
Date Issued (EDTF)
1977
Extension
FAU
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IID
FADT13900
Issuance
monographic
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Attributed name: Department of Political Science
Person Preferred Name
WEINBERGER, ELEANOR.
Graduate College
Physical Description
77 p.
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Title Plain
GOVERNMENTAL RESPONSIVENESS AND RIOT CONDUCIVENESS: THE IMPACT OF ASPECTS OF THE POLITICAL STRUCTURE ON URBAN RIOTS
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Origin Information
1977
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Digital Library
Title
GOVERNMENTAL RESPONSIVENESS AND RIOT CONDUCIVENESS: THE IMPACT OF ASPECTS OF THE POLITICAL STRUCTURE ON URBAN RIOTS
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GOVERNMENTAL RESPONSIVENESS AND RIOT CONDUCIVENESS: THE IMPACT OF ASPECTS OF THE POLITICAL STRUCTURE ON URBAN RIOTS