Criminal Justice v. Racial Justice
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loginOn 4 August 2011, a young black man was shot dead by police officers in the north London area of Tottenham. The shooting of Mark Duggan, as well as the way in which it was handled by the Metropolitan Police and Independent Police Complaints Commission, triggered a series of riots that spread like wildfire across the cities of England. As with the disturbances in the northern English towns in 2001 and 2005, the underlying causes of the riots are likely to become the topic of heated debates for years to come. And as with the events of 2001 and 2005, these debates are unlikely to yield a consensus. One thing, however, is clear: the immediate response in Tottenham to Mark Duggan’s death is the clearest possible indicator that the relationship between many black and minority ethnic (BME) communities and the criminal justice system is as fraught and agitated as ever.
