Central News East: 29.10.1987: Police Sus Laws

Summary

Bharat Patel report on a strong reaction against police demands to reintroduce stop and search (sus laws - suspected person) to combat the increasing use of knives in street crime.

Year:

1987

Duration:

0:01:59

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

Betacam SP

Description

Library shots of knives on display. Vox pops with youths at the Leicester United Caribbean Association on Rutland Street in Leicester who felt that the law would cause further problems. Stop and search has long been thought to unfairly target black youths. Brief library shots of young people on the street at night. Interview with Winfield Belgrave of LUCA who felt that the power of the law could be misused. Shots of youths at the Caribbean Association playing snooker.


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