LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Conservative conference - Willie Whitelaw on tackling youth crime

Genre

Speech

TX Date

Oct 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:02:04

Description

Home Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister, William Whitelaw, speaking at the Conservative Party conference in Brighton, proposes changes to the law when punishing young offenders, including greater powers for magistrates to impose residential care orders.

Contributors

William Whitelaw

Keywords

Politics; Crime; Law; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Political parties; Conferences; Penal sanctions; Youth; Young offenders; Policy making; Sentencing; Magistrates

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