CASE STUDY ANALYSIS

Case Study Analysis



Case Study Analysis

Introduction

The paper under study is a case study analysis based on criminology. The chosen case study is news article related to “London Riots” published on 12th August, 2011.

Background Study

The article; “Half of those indicted for the riots in London are minors”, published in a news paper on the 12th of August, 2011. London riots started on 4th of August, 2011 following the shooting of an individual by metropolitan police. Riots gave rise to burglary which spread all over the London and other cities of the United Kingdom (Williams, 2011, p.13).

Burglary

Burglary refers to a criminal activity or activities in which a criminal illegally enters into a premise for the purpose of theft, looting or other offensive activity. London riots witnessed a number of activities of looting and theft.

Discussion

Importance of this case study for the module

Article: “Half of those indicted for the riots in London are minors”

The importance of including this case study in this module is the fact that the article claimed that half of those indicted for the riots in London were minors. It was claimed that the majority were less than 18 years of age (Hemming, Ambrogi, 2011, p.39).

The trial courts of London and other British cities begun to impose the most severe penalties possible for those accused of involvement in the riots that swept London and other major cities of England. The courts of London, Birmingham and Manchester worked day and night to judge the significant number of people arrested during police raids continued. About 2,000 people were arrested in the country since August 6, after a peaceful demonstration against the shooting by police of Mark Duggan, 29; the first disturbances broke out first in the district of Tottenham, near London (Lewis, 2011, p.33).

Analysis

According to figures from Scotland Yard, 62% of detainees in the capital have been charged with theft, 11% for acts against public order and 4.5% for possession of weapons. Half of those tried in London the riots on Saturday were under 18, according to data released by Scotland Yard. The British police used all means to arrest those responsible for looting, with raids on cities most affected. Courts also worked at top speed, sitting on the bench for the accused to speedy trial, regardless of age or social class. In the UK children between 10 and 17 can only be processed with criminal responsibility if they have committed crimes such as theft, arson and violence. Among the detained minors there were cases like that of a boy from Birmingham who was in custody, accused of having steal 21 packs of gum and chocolate (Adams, Wells, Jones & Owen, 2011, p.21).

In Nottingham one of the accused was an 11 year old girl who admitted to the judge having participated in the riot, smashing the windows of a clothing store, according to the British press. The girl, who claimed to have been incited by a group of young people, will have to meet a special penalty, which ...