Drawing upon a wide range of interviews as well as detailed archival research, this book describes the often difficult relationship between the Metropolitan Police and London's West Indian community during the crucial early decades of large-scale immigration.
Drawing upon a wide range of interviews as well as detailed archival research, this book describes the often difficult relationship between the Metrop...
This book is concerned with the origins of the often difficult relationship between the Metropolitan Police and London's West Indian community, and is the first detailed account of the relationship between them during the crucial early decades of largescale immigration. It shows how and why the early seeds of mistrust between police and black immigrants were sown, culminating in the subsequent riots and public enquiries - in particular the Scarman and MacPherson enquiries. Drawing upon a wide range of interviews as well as detailed archival research, this book also sheds new light on the...
This book is concerned with the origins of the often difficult relationship between the Metropolitan Police and London's West Indian community, and is...