Lessons from US on UK riots

Title

Lessons from US on UK riots

Genre

Interview

TX Date

8 Jul 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:02:41

Description

Interview with Professor Norman Weiner of New York University following the recent outbreak of rioting in the UK, on the implications for Britain of the 1968 US Turner Commission Report, which found police could not prevent riots, and of subsequent change in US policing policy towards minority ethnic communities. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Norman Weiner

Keywords

USA; Reports; Interethnic relations; Police; UK; Riots; Policing practice; Ethnic groups; Urban communities; Turner Commission Report

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