CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN LONDON

The absence of support  and opportunity for young people lead to the disapointment of the riots in England last summer.The communities highlight "500,000 forgotten families"

 Poor parenting, an inability to prevent reoffending, and a lack of confidence in the police were also cited.
But the trouble spread to several other parts of England and this report says the roots of the riots lie in problems shared between those cities.
There are young people on the streets of Salford, Manchester, Birmingham and beyond who will all tell you that unemployment is a trap they can't escape.


 THE CAUSES



 Poor parenting
 

 The report is just one of several investigating the causes of the riots - which spread after the death of Mark Duggan in Tottenham on 4Agus
 t'Poor parenting'.
It said: "Families aren't getting the support they need."
It supported an existing programme to help troubled families, but found overlap with those involved in the riots was limited


 REFERENCES:
:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17525873