§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has any plans to institute further research studies by his Department on the issue of public disorder similar to research study No. 72; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MayhewHome Office research study No. 72 contains a review of extant research on urban disorders in Britain and America and a survey of the young male population in an area in which there were disorders in July 1981. We do not, at present, plan to institute a further review of survey on the lines of those in the study. A study is, however, in preparation of a statistical analysis of people arrested in 25 police forceo areas during the incidents of serious public disorder in July and August 1981. The need for further resarch in this field will be kept under review.