NEWS8 September 2011
UK— The Cabinet Office has commissioned the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) to run discussion groups with young people who took part in the riots that affected parts of London and other English cities.
The government wants to understand what triggered young people’s involvement in the unrest which lasted several nights in early August.
In-depth interviews and discussion groups will be held in Tottenham, Peckham and Clapham in London as well as in Salford and Birmingham, featuring people who were involved in and affected by the riots. Groups will also be held with young people in two areas of the country that did not see outbreaks of violence and with community leaders, business owners, residents and parents.
NatCen says all young people taking part will do so “in complete confidence and anonymity”. The firm is due to report back in October.