3.2 case study - 2011 english riots Flashcards
on what day was mark duggan shot
4th august
on what day did tottenham disorder breakout
6th august
on what did wood green, enfield and brixton break out in disorder
7th august
on 8th august how many places broke out in disorder
22 london boroughs
birmingham
liverpool
nottingham
on 9 th august how many places broke out
7 places
what did david cameron say about 2011 riots
criminality pure and simple
what did theresa may say about 2011 riots
why does a violent gang culture exist
what did ken clarke say was disturbing about 2011 riots
feral underclass cut off from mainstream in everything but materialism
in reading the riots what did the rioters talk about
- excitement/ carnival
- consumerism
- empowerment and revnge agaisnt police
- sense of injsutice/ double standards at poltical/ financial system
- gangs
- new social media and blackberry
- social alienation, exclusion and hopelessness
what are key differences in 2011 riots compared with previous disoerder
- scale of rioting, speed and extent of spread
- reaction of penal state
- ethnic and gender mix of participants
- social media
- looting and conssumerism
- political criticsms of police
what are key similarities of 2011 riots compared to previous disorder
- structural issues e.g. poverty, inequality, social exclusion
- toxic police-communtiy relations
what did the case studies in leeds and bristol suggest what elements of flashpoints model reduced the risk of mass violence
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- political
- interactional
- situational
