LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Police harassment of children?

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:03:58

Description

Report on a meeting between Elephant and Castle residents and police, about what some residents interpret as juvenile delinquency and others as police harassment of children. Chief Inspector Alan Coxon speaks for the police, while Florence Knowlton(?) supports them and Mike Stapleton of the Rockingham Tenants’ Association accuses them of harassment.

Contributors

Alan Coxon; Florence Knowlton(?); Mick Stapleton

Keywords

London; Social problems; Police; Children (age group); Policing practice; Elephant and Castle; Meetings; Juvenile delinquency; Antisocial behaviour

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