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This is a report prepared for the Chair of Social Services in the London Borough of Haringey, focusing on the treatment of juveniles by the police following the Broadwater Farm riots. It raises serious…

This document is a campaign broadsheet titled “Say No to Public Order Law” published by the Campaign Against Racism & Fascism (CARF) in 1986. It critiques a forthcoming Public Order Bill that sought to…

This letter, dated 3rd March 1986, is from Lord Gifford QC to Leslie Cohen, Secretary of the Haringey Community Relations Council Police Liaison Committee. It announces the establishment of the Broadwater Farm Inquiry following…

This document outlines the programme for a day conference organised by the Haringey Council Police Research Unit on the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). Held on 23 November at Earlham School, Wood Green, the…

This 1985 Daily Telegraph article examines the architectural flaws of the Broadwater Farm Estate in Tottenham, highlighting how its design contributed to social problems and unrest. The estate’s layout, especially its raised concrete structures,…

This document is a flyer calling for justice for Black people, highlighting victims of racist violence such as Cherry Groce and Cynthia Jarrett. It announces a demonstration in Brixton on Monday 11th November, aiming…

This letter dated 24 October 1985 from the London Associations of Community Relations Councils to the Home Secretary addresses the recent riots in Brixton and Tottenham. It highlights the deep-rooted social issues such as…

This document is a report from the Haringey Community Relations Council meeting held on 23 September 1982. It details the worsening relationship between residents of Broadwater Farm estate and the police, set against a…

This document is a press release from the Broadwater Farm Inquiry held in 1986, discussing police preparations and actions on the Broadwater Farm estate in Tottenham. It reveals claims that police conducted a ‘practice…