Title

Scarman on his riots report

Genre

Interview

TX Date

25 Nov 1981

Year of production

1981

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:02:53

Description

Interview with Lord Scarman (Leslie Scarman), following the publication of his report into the causes of the Brixton riots in South London in 1981. The report criticises the Metropolitan Police. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Leslie Scarman

Keywords

London; Reports; Interethnic relations; Police; Violence; Metropolitan Police; Riots; Policing practice; Racism; Brixton; Scarman Report; Institutional racism; Leslie Scarman

The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.