Why riot in london 2011

In , Cameron agreed to establish the Riots Communities and Victims Panel to investigate the causes of the riots and consider what more could be done to build greater social and economic resilience in communities.

Skip to header Skip to main content Skip to footer. Home News Society. In Depth. Getting to grips with. Popular articles. Insulate Britain: what the protesters want. The most extreme weather events of In pictures. The penal response to the rioters was enormous and unprecedented. The Crown Prosecution Service — led at the time by current Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer — immediately relaxed the threshold used to determine whether or not to press charges. Longstanding advice that suspects under the age of 18 should not be tried for minor offences was suspended.

Actions normally regarded as theft were treated as burglary so as to ensure maximum jail time. Existing sentencing guidelines were abandoned. While political pressure was undoubtedly put on the police and on the courts, many of these emergency innovations were the result of the justice system taking the initiative.

And it culminated in over 2, people facing jail terms which were four and a half times longer than those same offences would normally warrant. It is worth setting this response in context. In , the coalition government, building on a Liberal Democrat manifesto commitment, pledged to restore rights to non-violent protest.

Clearly, riots are not the same as non-violent protest. The disturbances in north-east London are a reflection of longstanding frustration over police conduct, says youth worker Franklyn Addo.

Published: 30 Jul Police would struggle to deal with repeat of riots, says senior officer. Published: 23 Jun Mark Duggan family lose appeal against inquest's lawful killing verdict. Published: 29 Mar Published: 9 Feb Urban Hymn review — UK riots drama learns to sing a better tune 3 out of 5 stars. Published: 29 Sep This makes the London riot especially intriguing for sociologists. Heading image: Shop fire during London riots, by Andy Armstrong.

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Or subscribe to articles in the subject area by email or RSS. I found this article very readable — we all seek to solve the issue of public unrest and many of us I suspect, are frustrated by the inability to change things quickly and for the better.

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