Multiculturalism Flashcards
What was the cause of the Brixton race riots (1981)?
A rumour that police had indirectly caused a death of a youth spread across the community/ this caused tension between the metropolitan police and protesters in Lambeth (south London)/ the 1981 recession economic unrest- paticuarly to the African- Caribbean commnites/ suspected house fire caused with racially motivated arson/
What was the result of the Brixton riots?
299 police injured/ 65 members of the public injured/ 61 private vehicles and 56 police destroyed/ 82 arrests/ buildings burnt and looted
Where else were there unrests in 1981?
Bristol, Bradford, Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham and Manchester
What was the Scarman Report?
A report commissioned by the home secretary (William Whitelaw) into the Brixton riots/ lead to the police and criminal evidence act 1984
What was the Police and criminal evidence act 1984?
it aimed to prevent disproportionate and discriminately use of stop and search powers by the police against black people/ new code for police behaviour was put forward/ independent police complaints authority
What caused the Bradford race riots?
Tensions between the south Asian community and white British community/ due to high immigration in the working class area/ national front did meet which lead to a confrontation and someone was stabbed
What was the result of the Bradford riots?
187 charged with offence of riot/ 297 arrests made in total/
What was the cantle report?
commissioned by the home secretary/At least 25% of places in single-faith schools, be they state or private, should be given to children of alternative backgrounds/n oath of national allegiance from immigrants might help future race relations/open and honest” debate on the nature of multicultural Britain
What did the 1975 race relations act do?
made discrimination unlawful in employment, training, education, and the provision of goods and services. It extended discrimination to include victimisation, and replaced the R.R.B. and the C.R.E. with the Commission for Racial Equality, a stronger body with more powers to prosecute.
What did the 1968 race relations act do?
making it illegal to refuse housing, employment, or public services to a person on the grounds of colour, race, ethnic or national origins. It also created the Community Relations Commission to promote ‘harmonious community relations’
When was the 1968 race relations act repealed?
In 1976 race relations act (1968)
What did the 1967 race relations act do?
The Act incorporates the earlier Race Relations Act 1965 and Race Relations Act 1968 and was later amended by the Race Relations Amendment Act 2000, notably including a statutory duty on public bodies to promote race equality, and to demonstrate that procedures to prevent race discrimination are effective/ no discrimination in employmeny
