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Riots and Public Disorder: Law Enforcement, Policy and Civil Society (Library of Crime and Criminology) by John Owen Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2016 ISBN-10: 1-84885-275-4 / 1848852754 ISBN-13: 978-1-84885-275-4 / 9781848852754 Riots thrive on excitement. Rioters, according to conventional wisdom, throw rocks and bottles because it offers a thrilling alternative to the mundane routine of everyday life. Journalists portray rioting as an extreme public spectacle, a theatre of violence and mayhem that in its turn whips up hei |