| Name | Riots and civil disobedience, collected and arranged by Arthur Brown |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1976 - 2000 |
| Physical Description | 29 items |
| Arrangement | Arranged in three groups. 1) Folders containing newspaper cuttings. 2) Printed and photocopied material. 3) 2 boxes containing journal issues |
| Access/Reproduction Restrictions | Shelved in Special Collections Room |
| Contents and Scope | 16 Folders of cuttings and reports: Death of Blair Peach 1979-1988 Brixton Riots 1981-1991 Scarman Enquiry into the Brixton riots 1981- 1985 Manchester Riots 1981-1982 Toxteth Riots 1981-1985 Messenger-NGA Dispute 1983-1985 Death of Colin Roach 1983 Miners' Strike Fatalities 1984-1985 Docks Strike 1984-1985 Broadwater Farm Riots 1985-1995 Handsworth Riots1985-1986 Heysel Stadium Disaster 1985-1990 Wapping Dispute 1986-1991 Poll Tax Riots 1990-1995 Newcastle Riots 1991-1992 Murder of Stephen Lawrence: MacPherson Inquiry 1999 -2000 Printed and photocopied material: Community Disorder: the police response: Handbook for students. 198? Gregory, Frank. Protest and Violence; the Police response. Conflict Studies no. 75, September 1976 Shipley, Peter. The National Front: Racialism and neo-Fascism in Britain. Conflict Studies no. 97, July 1978 Racial Attacks: report of a Home Office Study. London: Home Office, 1981 Views on the Scarman report into the Brixton Riots of 1981 Metropolitan Police. Public Order Review: civil Disturbances 1981-85 Home Office. Committee of Inquiry into Crowd Safety and Control at Sports Grounds: Interim Report (Cmnd. 9585) London: HMSO, 1985 West Midlands Police Handsworth / Lozells, September 1985 Birmingham: West Midlands Police, 1985 Kinsey, Richard. Survey of Merseyside Police Officers first report, June 1985 Silverman, Julius Independent Inquiry into the Handsworth Disturbances, September 1985, Report. Birmingham: City of Birmingham, 1986 Stephen Lawrence Inquiry: report of an Inquiry by Sir William MacPherson of Cluny. (Cm 4262-I). London: HMSO, 1999 Box of Left and Right Wing Journals and Flyers, containing various printed materials, mainly copies of Socialist Worker, Black Flag, National Student, Bulldog and other journals, and flyers. |
| Source of Acquisition | Donation by Arthur Brown |
| Administrative /biographical history | Arthur Brown, former Police Inspector Cheshire Constabulary, and Lecturer in Law and Public Administration at West Cheshire College. Author of Police Governance in England and Wales. London: Cavendish, 1998. |
| Language | English |
| Control number | M0009444DO |