Lewisham council view on Scarman Report

Title

Lewisham council view on Scarman Report

Genre

Interview

TX Date

26 Nov 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:02:39

Description

Interview with Martin Rabstein of Lewisham Council, responding to the findings of the Scarman Report into the Brixton riots in South London and Toxteth riots in Liverpool in 1981including use of positive discrimination. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Rodney Bennett).

Contributors

Rodney Bennett?; Martin Rabstein

Keywords

London; Reports; Social problems; Interethnic relations; Police; Violence; Metropolitan Police; Racial discrimination; Riots; Social policy; Black peoples; Scarman Report; Lewisham; Institutional racism; Leslie Scarman; Willie Whitelaw; Training

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