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The Big Blue Line: Police Power vs. Human Rights
The Cynthia Scott Case. Recounts the death of Cynthia Scott, and exoneration of the policeman who shot her.
Detroit Remembers July, 1967--and Prepares to Avoid Another
Describes $100,000 grant received to study application of advanced scientific techniques in law enforcement; and other long and short range Police Department programs.
The Civil Rights Commission: 1957-1965
Summary of 1960 hearings in Detroit (p.125-127) contains some reference to police-community relations.
Law Enforcement 1965, the Police and Race Relations
Uses Detroit examples in describing problems of urban law enforcement.
The Police on the Urban Frontier, a Guide to Community Understanding.
Detroit's former Police Commissioner uses many Detroit examples in his guide.
Detroit: A Lesson in Law Enforcement
Describes November 9,1962, raid on Gotham Hotel, center for both "illegal and dishonest" racket operations.
Order and Civil Liberties: A Complex Role for the Police.
Adaptation of speech to U.S. Conference of Mayors, St. Louis, May 31, 1965, on alleviating Negro-police tensions.
After the Riot: Force Won't Solve Anything
Denies that Riot could have been stopped if police had employed force
A Hopeful Sign of Race Relations
Lists recently established interracial committees, among them Detroit's which has obtained some improvement in taxicab service, housing, and police administration.
The South Comes North in Detroit's Own Scottsboro Case
This address, made in Detroit, attacks such evidences of racism as Detroit Police Department's "Frame-up" of James Victory, actions of Board of Education, Ford Motor Company, American Federation of Labor and Urban League and NAACP.