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What are the key features of Lord Scarman's analysis of the riots?
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Michelle Deluce Tutor: Joanne Green CRIMINOLOGY Page 1 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. Black youths in particular faced the added burden of racism 'much of it hidden and some of it unconscious and unintended' they lived within inner city areas with few recreational facilities also lacking the support from parent and authoritative figures. Some had little to do and therefore search for an outlet in...
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