Solicitor on Scarman report

Title

Solicitor on Scarman report

Genre

Interview

TX Date

25 Nov 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:19

Description

Interview with a male solicitor (not identified) representing community groups at the inquiry, following the publication of the Scarman Report into the causes of the Brixton riots in South London in 1981. The report criticises the Metropolitan Police. Male interviewer not identified. Sound is in mono.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

London; Reports; Interethnic relations; Police; Violence; Metropolitan Police; Riots; Policing practice; Racism; Brixton; Scarman Report; Institutional racism; Leslie Scarman; Criminal justice legislation

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