Abstract
A riot broke out in Brixton in 1981 that was not a rebellion in the sense of an organized attempt to overthrow the lawful government, for it was an unpremeditated outburst of anger and resentment against the police in a context of social and economic deprivation. In April 1982, one year after the Brixton riots, a conference was held at the University of Leicester to consider Lord Scarman's diagnoses and prescriptions. This chapter discusses some of the aspects of Lord Scarman's Report and the issues to which it to Home Office minister. The theme of the Report is that of the fundamental conditions of a fair and peaceful society, with the freedom for ordinary men and women to move safely about their business and to be treated justly under the law. From the widespread breakdown of order in 1981, the Report takes everyone forward to an understanding of how these objectives can be achieved in modern conditions. The Report, therefore, offers broad opportunities. Properly, it also identifies heavy responsibilities.
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