Understanding the riots
John Lea and Simon Hallsworth put the riots into political and historic perspective.
(This article is republished from Issue 87, March 2012 of Criminal Justice Matters)
August riots
Explaining the riots
P A J Waddington puts the August 2011 riots into the context of policing public order
The law of moments: understanding the flashpoint that ignited the riots
David Waddington on how the shooting of Mark Duggan led to the August 2011 rioting
Understanding the riots
John Lea and Simon Hallsworth put the riots into political and historical perspective
Policing the riots: from Bristol and Brixton to Tottenham, via Toxteth, Handsworth, etc
Tony Jefferson tells the angry, ongoing story of rioting over the past 30 years
Riots, pure and simple?
Tim Hope introduces this special issue of cjm
‘It is criminality, pure and simple’; so said the Prime Minister in his Statement to Parliament on 11 August 2011 following days and nights of rioting and looting across London and other English cities. As most of us usually concern ourselves with issues of criminal and social justice, we are more likely to agree with Oscar Wilde than David Cameron; that the truth, about rioting as much as crime and justice, is rarely pure and never simple.
British Journal of Criminology- May 2014 issue now available
The May 2014 issue of the British Journal of Criminology (Issue 54, Vol.3) is out now.
Sadiya Akram's article, 'Recognising the 2011 riots as a political protest' is this Issue's 'editor's choice' and has been made available for free download.
Other articles include (subscription only):
Riots, pure and simple?
An unreferenced version of Professor Tim Hope's introduction to cjm 87, looking at the August 2011 riots.
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cjm 87: The August 2011 Riots
The themed section featuring a series of articles by contributors who consider the background of, and offer a narrative about, the riots that took place in August 2011. Guest editor Tim Hope introduces a number of contributors, including David Waddington who points out that public disorders in England have been ignited before by a flashpoint incident, and P A J Waddington comments on how the police will always face difficult decisions concerning strategy and control when trying to maintain social order.
