LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Brixton Against Robbery crime prevention scheme

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

12 Oct 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:05:53

Description

Simon Hobbs reports on a youth crime prevention initiative in Brixton, South London, named Brixton Against Robbery (BAR). The project was set up in the aftermath of the Brixton riots in 1981 and has won the support of police and financial backing from the Prince’s Trust. Includes interviews with Cyn(?) Fellowes(?), BAR; PC Bob Opray; also interviews with parents and children involved in the project. Broadcast on the Steve Jones Breakfast Show.

Contributors

Simon Hobbs; Cyn(?) Fellowes(?); Bob Opray

Keywords

London; Crime; Police; Adolescents; Children (age group); Crime prevention; Brixton; Brixton Against Robbery

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