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| Reading the Riots: we need police officers' stories | Reading the Riots: we need police officers' stories |
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| The second phase of the Reading the Riots project, examining how the police and courts tried to contain the worst bout of civil unrest in a generation, is under way. | The second phase of the Reading the Riots project, examining how the police and courts tried to contain the worst bout of civil unrest in a generation, is under way. |
| To date, researchers have interviewed more than 120 officers from the Met, West Midlands, Greater Manchester and Merseyside police forces, as well as a few other forces that provided support during the disturbances. The interviews have been with police at all levels, from PC to chief constable. | To date, researchers have interviewed more than 120 officers from the Met, West Midlands, Greater Manchester and Merseyside police forces, as well as a few other forces that provided support during the disturbances. The interviews have been with police at all levels, from PC to chief constable. |
| Interviews with senior officers have provided a fascinating insight into the command-level issues raised during the riots. Now we want to hear from more officers who were on the frontline as the riots spread from London to towns and cities around England. | Interviews with senior officers have provided a fascinating insight into the command-level issues raised during the riots. Now we want to hear from more officers who were on the frontline as the riots spread from London to towns and cities around England. |
| The interviews will be conducted by a researcher face to face, and will last approximately one hour. Crucially, they will be anonymous and confidential and have been discussed and approved with the Metropolitan police service. | The interviews will be conducted by a researcher face to face, and will last approximately one hour. Crucially, they will be anonymous and confidential and have been discussed and approved with the Metropolitan police service. |
| The aim of the project is to give officers the chance to tell their stories in their own words on issues such as: | The aim of the project is to give officers the chance to tell their stories in their own words on issues such as: |
| • How the riots appeared to develop and spread. | • How the riots appeared to develop and spread. |
| • The impact of different policing tactics on rioting/looting. | • The impact of different policing tactics on rioting/looting. |
| • Officers' impressions of why the riots occurred where and when they did. | • Officers' impressions of why the riots occurred where and when they did. |
| • What brought the riots to an end. | • What brought the riots to an end. |
| • Officers' assessments of their training and their preparedness for policing major civil disturbances. | • Officers' assessments of their training and their preparedness for policing major civil disturbances. |
| • The impact the riots had on them. | • The impact the riots had on them. |
| • What tactics/strategies have been used to bring offenders to justice in the aftermath. | • What tactics/strategies have been used to bring offenders to justice in the aftermath. |
| If you are an officer who is willing to be interviewed, please contact Catriona McGillivray at catriona.mcgillivray@guardian.co.uk or call on 0203 3532763. | If you are an officer who is willing to be interviewed, please contact Catriona McGillivray at catriona.mcgillivray@guardian.co.uk or call on 0203 3532763. |
| If you have any queries or concerns about the research, please contact Professor Tim Newburn via email at t.newburn@lse.ac.uk. | If you have any queries or concerns about the research, please contact Professor Tim Newburn via email at t.newburn@lse.ac.uk. |
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