The Tottenham Riots 2011
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A general look at the underlining causes and effects of the Tottenham Riots of 2011. This was part of a presentation made for a class presentation.
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The Tottenham Riots 2011
- 1. THE TOTTENHAM RIOTS 2011 Amadi Augustine & Norbert Mapunde
- 2. Contents: • Introduction • Causes of the riots • Effects of the riots • Conclusion
- 3. Introduction
- 4. CAUSES OF THE RIOTS • Mark Duggan death • Race tensions in the communities • Poverty and unemployment
- 5. CAUSES OF THE RIOTS • Inequalities • Disenchanted with the police • Riots fuelled by revenge
- 6. CAUSES OF THE RIOTS • Disillusionment with social change • Role of gangs • Opportunism • Moral decline among rioters
- 7. EFFECTS OF THE TOTTENHAM RIOTS 2011
- 8. IN THE COMMUNITY • Race relations have deteriorated • Prejudice towards ethnic minorities is on the rise • Groups such as EDL and the BNP are exploiting the situation
- 9. ARRESTS AND CHARGES • Around 3100 people were arrested • Over 1100 had appeared in court • Courts advised to deal harshly with offences committed during the disturbances
- 10. EXAMPLES OF HARSH SENTENCES • A woman who had not taken part in the riots received five months for receiving a pair of stolen shorts • For example two men who promoted riots via Facebook were promoted riots via Facebook were sentenced to four years in a Young Offender Institution
- 11. COSTS OF THE RIOTS • Damage to shops and homes • Government forced to increase funding to Tottenham Borough • Cost the taxpayer £300million • Led to at least 4000 claims for damage
- 12. TOTTENHAM WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN • Thank you for listening.
- 13. REFERENCES • Farmer, B. (2013) ‘The riots ? Best thing for Tottenham in ages’ , The Telegraph, 20 August [Online]. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/10255732/Theriots-Best-thing-for-Tottenham-in-ages.html (Accessed: 7 December 2013) • Humphrey, M. (2011) ‘The riots: the triumph of triviality’, NottsPolitics, 22 September [Online]. Available at: http://nottspolitics.org/2011/08/11/the-riots-the-triumph-of-triviality/ (Accessed: 7 December 2013) • Bolesworth, S. et al (2011) ‘Tottenham in flames as riot follows protest’, The Guardian, 7 August [Online]. Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/aug/06/tottenham-riots-protesterspolice (Accessed: 10 December 2013)