The Los Angeles Riots: Lessons for the Urban Future

Baldassare, Mark/ Sears, David O./ Butler, Edgar W./ Morrison, Peter A.

ISBN 10: 0367293633 / ISBN 13: 9780367293635

Published by Routledge, 2020

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255 pages. 9.65x6.06x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Los Angeles Riots: Lessons for the Urban Future
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367293633
• ISBN 13: 9780367293635
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.66 kilograms

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Synopsis

The Los Angeles riots in the Spring of 1992 were among the most violent and destructive events in twentieth-century urban America. This collection of original essays by leading urban experts offers the first comprehensive analysis of the unrest that took place after a jury acquitted the police officers who were accused of using excessive force in t

About the Author

Edgar W. Butler is Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Riverside. He holds a BA in Social Science, and a Ph.D. as well. He is the author and editor of numerous books and scientific papers on related subjects. James B. Pick is professor and former chair of the department of management and business at the University of Redlands. W. James Hettrick is the director of information systems for the City of Loma Linda, California, and the president/ceo of Information Systems Management Solutions, Inc. located in Redlands, California.