LORD SCARMAN ON RACE AND CRIME IN BRITAIN
Q1.What are the key features of Lord Scarman's analysis of the riots?
Lord Scarman produced a report in 1981 based on the riots in Brixton and other areas and the underlying causes behind them. He believed that many young people in Britain, black and white, faced living in impoverished conditions with little scope for bettering themselves causing them to hit out in frustration. Many raised in one parent family situations, on welfare and failing the educational system then go onto achieve very little success in the job market. …
