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21 results found for '"Youth unrest"' in Keywords.
Police presence on streets (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Patricia Hewitt, General Secretary of the National Centre for Citizenship and Law, claims police chief James Anderton’s comments on punishing youths could be avoided totally by means of a greater police...
Ian Murray on Paris riots (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Special
Reporter Ian Murray describes scenes of rioting in Paris, caused by high levels of unemployment. Police use tear gas to clear the crowds.
Ian Murray on Paris riots (1979)
- Genre
- News report
Reporter Ian Murray describes riots in Paris following a planned march by communists. He says youths were taunting police before officers used tear gas to break up the crowds. He emphasises that it was...
Crime on streets (1979)
- Genre
- Speech
Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, James Anderton, speaks out against gangs of youths causing trouble on the streets of Britain, and states harsher penal sentences would work as a deterrent.
Wood Green shopkeeper on riot (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a shopkeeper following the Wood Green, North London riot that destroyed his shop, along with others on the parade. Says he blames parents rather than the youths who committed the crimes. Male...
Southall riots (1981)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech at a meeting by Greater London Council leader Ken Livingstone following the clashes in Southall, London between the Asian community, skinheads and police. On his views and GLC anti-racist policies....
Southall riots (1981)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech at a meeting by Greater London Council leader Ken Livingstone following the clashes in Southall, London between the Asian community, skinheads and police. On his views and GLC anti-racist policies....
Southall riot reaction (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview about the Southall, Lnodon riot at which whites and Asian youths, and later the police, clashed and GLC leader Ken Livingstone’s comments that arrested rioters should be released. Male speaker...
Wood Green riot planned? (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a social worker in Wood Green, North London about the riot, he says it was a pre-planned event. He blames police harassment as a cause for the riot. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.
Wood Green riot (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Wood Green Senior Community Relations Officer Jeff Crawford on the Wood Green, North London riots. He does not blame aggressive policing and marks the differences between this riot and other...