Claims of racial attack by police on Hackney teenagers

Title

Claims of racial attack by police on Hackney teenagers

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

24 Jul 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:23

Description

Clayre Gribben reporting on claims of racial abuse and assault of three teenagers in Hackney by police officers. Mothers of two of the victims on the effect on their children. Spokesman for Hackney Defence Association, Graham Smith, calling for a full judicial inquiry into the Borough’s police force in the light of the number of allegations of police injustice made by residents.

Contributors

Graham Smith; Clayre Gribben

Keywords

London; Police; Hackney; Oppression; Policing practice; Racism; Assault; Racial attacks; Hackney Defence Association

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