Willie Whitelaw on crime figures

Title

Willie Whitelaw on crime figures

Genre

Interview

TX Date

3 Aug 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:03:48

Description

Interview with Home Secretary Willie Whitelaw on publication of official figures showing a rise in crime in London and which were broken down by ethnic group for the first time, and on what the Government and police are doing to tackle crime. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

William Whitelaw

Keywords

London; Crime; Social problems; Interethnic relations; Police; Unemployment; Metropolitan Police; Policing practice; Ethnic groups; Leslie Scarman; Crime statistics; Law and order policy; Urban communities; Lord Scarman

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