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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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