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Friday 01 June 2012
Street riots trigger a crisis in policing, politics and society - but what caused them and what do we do now?
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UK Looter jailed for 11 years after family business destroyed 11 April 2012 Channel 4 News

A looter is jailed for eleven and a half years after starting a fire that destroyed a 140-year-old Croydon furniture shop during last summer's riots.

Tariq Jahan
UK Riot victim father guilty of GBH 05 April 2012 Channel 4 News

A bereaved father who publicly appealed for calm hours after his son was killed in last summer's riots is given a 12-month suspended jail sentence after being convicted of a roadside attack.

An officer with the Metropolitan Police has been suspended after allegedly using racist language towards a man during last summer's riots in London.
UK Man 'devastated' over police race insults 31 March 2012 Channel 4 News

A young black man who recorded a policeman using racist insults after he was arrested during last summer's riots tells Channel 4 News he felt "devastated" to be addressed in such a manner.

The long-awaited report into the 2011 riots says poor parenting, a sense of hopelessness among young people, unemployment and a materialistic culture were to blame for the disturbances (Getty)
UK Half a million 'forgotten families' need help - riots report 27 March 2012 Channel 4 News

The long-awaited report into the 2011 riots says poor parenting, a sense of hopelessness among young people, unemployment and a materialistic culture were to blame for the disturbances.

London riots report reveals Met failed to issue 'red alert'. (Getty)
UK Riots report reveals Met failed to issue 'red alert' 14 March 2012 Simon Israel

The final police report into the London riots shows the failure by officers to issue a "code red" warning delayed the response to violence in Tottenham, writes Home Affairs Correspondent Simon Israel.

A new report criticises alternative provision for pupils excluded from school (Getty)
UK Report highly critical of care for excluded pupils 08 March 2012 Channel 4 News

Disruptive children should be identified before they start school to stop them going "off the rails" later, the government's behaviour tsar says in a new report ordered following last summer's riots.

Mark Duggan was shot and killed by Metropolitan Police officers in Tottenham
UK Parents not informed about Mark Duggan's death, says IPPC 29 February 2012 Channel 4 News

As an investigation finds that the parents of Mark Duggan were not told of their son's death by either police or the IPCC, Simon Israel speaks to family members.

Recommended Reading

  • riotcleanup.com An example of how communities came together in the riot aftermath.
  • met.police.uk Police in London publish images of suspected rioters.
  • russellbrand.tv TV presenter Russell Brand blogs on the 'nocturnal darkness' and hopes of a 'new dawn'.

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