Safer Communities: Volume 11 Issue 1

What we did when it happened: a timeline analysis of the social disorder in London

Daniel Briggs

Over the course of the early part of August 2011, we saw revolving images of social disorder in London yet very thin explanations for the events. Yet the disorder continued and…

Policing as a causal factor – a fresh view on riots and social unrest

Axel Klein

The purpose of this paper is to comment on the outbreak of disturbances in England and other parts of the world. It seeks to argue that in many cases rioting and the breakdown of…

Viewpoint: were the riots political?

Harry Angel

The plethora of popular and social scientific accounts of the English riots of August 2011 have not only failed to distinguish between the events that “triggered” the initial…

Deconstructing the rioters: a case study of individuals convicted and sentenced in Greater Manchester

Becky Clarke

Between the 6th and 10th of August 2011, a number of cities in England experienced serious civil disorders now commonly referred to as the English riots. The riots are being…

From the criminal crowd to the “mediated crowd”: the impact of social media on the 2011 English riots

Stephanie Alice Baker

This article aims to explore the impact of new social media on the 2011 English riots.

How “sick” is our society?

Catherine Durkin

This article aims to explore whether the behaviour displayed during the UK Riots in 2011 justifies a label of “sickness” or a psychiatric diagnosis, and if so, is there a role for…

“We've got to be tough, we've got to be robust, we've got to score a clear line between right and wrong right through the heart of this country”: can and should the post‐riot populist rhetoric be translated into reality?

Vicky Heap, Hannah Smithson

The purpose of this paper is to critically appraise how the coalition government intends to respond to the riots and disorder that took place in England in 2011, with particular…

Rotis not Riots: a feminist dialogue on the riots and their aftermath

Liz Kelly, Aisha K. Gill

The “Rotis not Riots” group is an online discussion forum formed during the August 2011 riots in England to facilitate feminist dialogue aimed at making sense of these…

Introduction

Daniel Briggs