In a comparative study drawing on material from the United States
and Britain, this book, first published in 1992, examines how
various types of industrial, political, urban and sectarian
disorder occur. In the early 1990s public disorder returned to the
top of the political agenda, and yet was consistently met with
confusion and misunderstanding. Public discussion was superficial
and emotive, contributing little helpful enlightenment and creating
no prospect of sensible policy change. This book presents the
'flashpoints' model, to explain that public disorder is most likely
to occur where a group perceives that its rights are being violated
or denied. The model is demonstrated in a selection of vivid case
studies which are both international and historical in scope,
covering British and American inner-city riots, sports spectator
violence, and the Troubles in Northern Ireland. In particular it
traces the growth of police powers and assesses how effective
democratic control over police behaviour actually is. It also
considers the assertion that media coverage can have an
inflammatory effect on public disorder.
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