"The August riots in England - Understanding the involvement of young people" (pdf)
October 2011
Prepared for the Cabinet Office
by NatCen, Britain’s largest independent social research organisation
Prepared for the Cabinet Office
by NatCen, Britain’s largest independent social research organisation
Contents:
The Research Team 2
Acknowledgements 3
Executive Summary 4
1 Introduction 9
1.1 Study aims and objectives 9
1.2 Overview of our approach 9
1.3 About this report 11
2 What happened? 13
2.1 Tottenham 13
2.2 Peckham 15
2.3 Clapham Junction, Battersea 17
2.4 Salford 19
2.5 Birmingham 21
2.6 Unaffected areas 23
3 Who was involved? 25
3.1 Watchers 26
3.2 Rioters 27
3.3 Looters 27
3.4 Non-involved 28
3.5 Moving between different types of behaviour 28
4 Why did young people get involved (or not)? 30
4.1 Motivators of involvement: what were the benefits? 31
4.2 Factors which facilitated or inhibited involvement 33
4.3 Making choices 48
5 Summary of key findings 53
5.1 Next steps 54
Technical Appendix 55
Figures
Figure 1.1 – Research design 10
Figure 3.1 – A typology of involvement 25
Tables
Table 4.1 – Factors affecting decision-making of young people 34
The Research Team 2
Acknowledgements 3
Executive Summary 4
1 Introduction 9
1.1 Study aims and objectives 9
1.2 Overview of our approach 9
1.3 About this report 11
2 What happened? 13
2.1 Tottenham 13
2.2 Peckham 15
2.3 Clapham Junction, Battersea 17
2.4 Salford 19
2.5 Birmingham 21
2.6 Unaffected areas 23
3 Who was involved? 25
3.1 Watchers 26
3.2 Rioters 27
3.3 Looters 27
3.4 Non-involved 28
3.5 Moving between different types of behaviour 28
4 Why did young people get involved (or not)? 30
4.1 Motivators of involvement: what were the benefits? 31
4.2 Factors which facilitated or inhibited involvement 33
4.3 Making choices 48
5 Summary of key findings 53
5.1 Next steps 54
Technical Appendix 55
Figures
Figure 1.1 – Research design 10
Figure 3.1 – A typology of involvement 25
Tables
Table 4.1 – Factors affecting decision-making of young people 34
