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. - J a c k Rosenthal, writing in Llir Ncw York Tiiiics, attribulcs this sunrmers cooling (a "Build, Baby, Build" phcnomenon) to four basic metamorphoses. By and large o t h e r o b s e r v e r s a g r e c with the Rosentlral thesis. 1: Although abrasive e l i c e - c o m m u n i t y rc-lations rcniain a p r i m e potential flash point, many police forces have refornicd tlicir practiccs nia rkcdly. International Association of Chiefs of PoUce training c c ~ u r s c s , tlicy have sought to minimize provocation in minority urban communities. departments 'rehize that their task of enforcement can no longer be mechanical but m u s t function with sophistication and fincssc. inrprovemcnts in riot control are widely evident. Stimulatdd b y Ke r n e r commiss ion rccomnicndatians A tid Police Police 2. Many civic sianimer p r o g r a m s h a w turned frr)iii what e m o - At Oakland (home tionally exhaustgd Ncgroes f o r m e r l y scorncd as "Band-aids" to bandases. Tlic mo's t important projects involved employmcnl. of tlic Black.Panthcts but oddly enough ncver Lhct s i t r o f a significant riot in the Negro slums) a Ncgro spokcsman rcportcd t h a t 5 , 0 0 0 youths w e r e engaged in "real work1# and 500 of them will now go into permanent jobs. - . 3. Newts mcdia coverage has bccomc inore carcful and "more responsible" (sic). that even if accurately reported, playing up troubLc might stimulate w o r s e trouble. Awarc that riot news from one cily has a coil'tagjous . cffcct on o t h c r s , p r c s s mcdia has bocn niorc -soIf-cc'iisorious, conccrricd . , # 4.- P e r h a p s the most important restraining force, a largely psycholo'gical onc, is a .%ensc of community" in thc Ncgro ghettos. This s e n s c which, ironically, m a y have been initially intlucacl by rioting and ominously portends racial polarization and iiricreasing iiiipctus in s.cparatiim, has produccd mcaningful conmiunity scll- dcvclopmcnt progtams. Watts, since the riots o f 1965, has cxpcricnccd the cstablishnient o l community organized parks, stcires, factorics and 'cu l tu r a1 events . . -. , ' . . . P.rogrcfis Iran lwc*,n macle hut: progrvss i s slciw. Tlw qiit*stioti rr*tiiains . i y L tittist bo answc:rwl in tlic- ncxt sr!vr-raI Ritiiiiiit:rs, will tlivrv h c coalition or collision Iwtwccn and anrong Llic Anrcrrican Soci;il [orcr-s. * 8 . A r.eccntly rcportcd.Louic? H a r r i s poll pointed ti;) thc abstrncc of hlack/whitc unanimity in the area of racial discriiiiinaL&9n. whites bclieve now that Ncgroes are discriminated agiiist than i n I966 Fr-we r - * i - 8