Lord Scarman on Crime in Britain.

LORD SCARMAN ON RACE AND CRIME IN BRITAIN Q1.What are the key features of Lord Scarman's analysis of the riots? Lord Scarman produced a report in 1981 based on the riots in Brixton and other areas and the underlying causes behind them. He believed that many young people in Britain, black and white, faced living in impoverished conditions with little scope for bettering themselves causing them to hit out in frustration. Many raised in one …

…prejudiced actions'. Perhaps Scarman is making excuses in order to hide any trace of there being racism in this country, but it is fair to say not all people are racist and not all people within organisations could possibly on purpose be racist. BIBLIOGRAPHY Quote by MacPherson taken from Hall, Stuart. History Workshop Journal, Vol 48, 1999. Oxford University Press Class Handout: The riots: Issues of crime and of race relations Stephen Lawrence enquiry, Chapter 6.8 and 6.9, Racism