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sex distribution.” The region has more old and young people than ‘‘mid-range age groups,” reports the riot plan. ‘‘This fact is significant because the young and old are generally dependent, nonworking members of the community,” it continues. ‘‘When the percentage of dependent far outweighs the percentage of workers in an area, the per-capita income will be low and the general economic vitality of that area will stagnate. This forms a vicious cycle: since there is no impetus for work, there is no work, so the young, especially the poor young, can’t find jobs. This problem is one of the major factors leading to social unrest— the breeding ground for civil disorders. In some parts of the District, this is in fact the case.”
The riot plan lists steps that local political and law enfocement officials can take in case of a civil disorder. These include issuing proclamations, curfews, injunctions and calling special meetings. There also is a step by step ‘‘phased reaction” program, so police know how to react to disorder that might “snowball” into a riot.
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