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Drive-In Rowdiness Tackled by Police and Managers
A Purdue sociology graduate student argues drive-ins provoke teen unrest and police are a superior control agent. He cites data from 219 central Indiana restaurants showing managers often overreact, fueling retaliation such as arson and vandalism. He posits police act as a stabilizing force and notes factors drawing teens include excitement and high teen to adult ratios with female carhops. Brown, completing a sociology doctorate in 1972, plans college teaching and further research.
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Journal of the Service Food Industry