I Predict a Riot 2011

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I Predict A Riot 2011

Presented By

SA Barnes

K FlatleyH Henderson


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The Guardian, Monday 15 August 2011 12.10 BST2

The Cause Of The Riots 2011

David Cameron suggests that broken

society is the cause of the riots.

This presentation will look at the causes of

the broken society on a whole and the

present situation within society..


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www.Gizmodo.com, 2011. www.xtimeline.com, 20113

How Did This Happen?

The history of riotsdates back to the16th Centuryexamples below:

16th century LondonApprentice Riots

18th Century BreadRiots

2001 Bradford Riots

2010 EMA Protests

2011 London Riots


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Why Did This Happen?

Social Problems..

With industrialisation

taking its toll in social

ethics, lack ofcommunity centres and

youth clubs, EMA

Tuition Fees which all

link in with communitybudgets and

government spending

power.


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Youth Culture..

The wanting of

materialistic objects.

Temptation

Living beyond

means

Peer pressure

Media pressure


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Deprived Areas

Lack of work opportunity

EMA makes it difficult to gain furthereducation

Under/over skilled

Generational unemployment Youth Unemployment has inclined radically

over the last decade.


Unemployment..


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www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/8893296/Youth-unemployment-breaks-1m-barrier-for-first-time-since-1986.html, Monday 21st 2011

18:077

Statistics For Unemployment..

0

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

3,000,000

2001 2011

Total

Youth


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Leader: Gang culture, The Guardian, 9 Aug 20078

Gang Culture

Due to society

being as it is,

people choose to

correlate in gangs

both for safety and

to pursue crime


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Stop And Search

Lack of trust in the

police

Young black men

randomly being

stopped

Stereotyping Suburban areas

were under spotlight


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References

Leader: Gang culture, The Guardian, 9 Aug 2007.

Stop & Search. Ryder, M. The Observer. 3rd May

2009. The Guardian, Monday 15 August 2011 12.10am.

www.Gizmodo.com, 2011.

www.xtimeline.com, 2011.

www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/8893296/Youth-unemployment-breaks-1m-barrier-for-first-time-since-1986.html, Monday 21st 2011(18:07)


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Summary

The key points that have been raisedtoday are:

Youth Culture We have highlighted thatgovernment spending cuts has impactedon this.

Unemployment

Gang Culture Stereotyping

Stop & Search Attack on society

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I Predict a Riot 2011