THE SCARMAN REPORT ON THE BRIXTON DISORDER 10-12 APRIL 1981: A
01 January 1991
THE SCARMAN REPORT ON THE BRIXTON DISORDER 10-12 APRIL 1981: A
RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW
refdoc July=1991
JOURNAL ARTICLE , User Ref = 007736
A Sherr
Urban Law Policy, Sep 1985 7(3) pp227-241
The immediate effects of the setting up of the inquiry and the
publication of the report are discussed as a background to a more
detailed analysis of its longer term impact. Looks at the role of
the report in stimulating further debate as well as direct action
by the police and central government on issues such as police
recruitment and training, the involvement of ethnic minority
groups in inner city planning, police complaints procedures, and
the provisions of the Public Order Act 1936 , 54 notes and
references
United Kingdom, London, accountability, public order, Lord Scarman ,
racism, black people, stop and search
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