I wouldn't call it research.

A lot of my thinking comes from an incident in 1969. In Montreal, the police were threatening to go on strike. The political players and the public thought it would be no big deal as nearly all Montrealers are law abiding citizens.

The strike was not even two hours old before the first bank was robbed. This led to copycat robbers. The army had to be called in.

The balance between civil order and anarchy is narrow-----for all societies. Some societies are more prone to fall off the edge than others.

Not much going for Russia these days.