Aftermath of Brixton police raid

Title

Aftermath of Brixton police raid

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

16 Jul 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:05:52

Description

Dave Loyn? reports on a police raid in Brixton where private homes and property were said to be destroyed by the police with sledgehammers and knives, working on a tip-off that they would find petrol bomb making materials and drugs. Speaking are: Lord Scarman, Leslie Scarman (on visit to area in connection with inquiry on April riots); male and female witnesses to the raids (not identified); Deputy Assistant Commissioner David Powis.

Contributors

Leslie Scarman; Dave Loyn?; David Powis

Keywords

London; Reports; Damage; Interethnic relations; Police; Violence; Illegal drugs; Policing practice; Black peoples; Brixton; Scarman Report; Public inquiries; Bombs; Vandalism; Justice

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