Rioters were 'unruly mob' claims May

Society Survey found most children believe that poverty is a cause of the riots, the struggle against the Minister of Interior officials say they were career criminals

Theresa May has rejected many of the conclusions of these riots Guardian / LSE reading of the study - the largest collection of interviews with people involved in the riots of the summer in England - arguing that participate to implement an unruly "mob" that were "thieves, pure and simple."

But a report by the charity Kids Company, who interviewed 13 to 17 years of age and adults, found that young people in the UK believe that poverty is the One of the main reasons behind the riots of August. Of those surveyed, 66% of adults and 57% had thought people rioted "for goods and personal effects that could not afford," according to the survey of 1004 adults and 1027 children.

Writing in the Mail on Sunday, the Interior Minister said that the discomfort does not refer to "protest against unemployment or cuts. They were about the future, tomorrow and hold a person in the world. Today, about now. They were about instant gratification. "

Enver Solomon, political director of Children's Society, said the perceived meaning of "material deprivation" could not be overlooked as a factor in the origin of the disorder. "This research shows that Theresa May is out of step with most children and adults in this country, when we say that the riots were of instant gratification," he said. "Most people believe that the riots were caused by a number of factors - and the disadvantages of poverty and material are at the heart of it. "

analysis of more than 1000 court records show that 59% of England, the rioters in the most deprived 20% areas in the UK. Analysis by the Department of Education and the Department of Justice Youth riot defendants who are 64% came from the poorest fifth of areas and only 3% of the richest.

Riots Guardian / LSE's report - which surveyed 270 people involved in the riots - found that opportunism played a role in the riots when a suspension "of the normal rules of these represents a opportunity to buy goods and luxury items that normally could not afford. "

But the protesters have also identified a number of complaints of motivation "for the increase in tuition for the closure of youth services and the elimination of the maintenance of education , "the report said.

Only 7% of adults and 5% of children surveyed in the report of the Company for the children behind the riots, said the anger in the courts played an important role in the riots. However, 29% of 17 year cuts cited as a reason behind the riots, with 67% who say more government support was necessary after the riots.

• "The outlook for this age group are quite dark," said Solomon. "They considered in particular the reduction of public services, they face great uncertainty and are particularly affected by levels high youth unemployment. "A young man interviewed for the report." Young people are not a priority ... the government must listen "
• The report found one in five (19%) of boys and 23% of adults believe that people had taken part "just for fun."

Many children and young people felt the perception of them had deteriorated since the riots, with the feeling that 20% were seen more negatively. "Our results show that there is an agreement between the adults and children that the government should offer more support to young people," says Solomon.

"This sends a clear message to central and local government that the public wants to see more positive activities available to children rather than a reduction in the provision of school youth who do not. with great difficulties now faced by children and young adults, in the case of investment in youth should be taken seriously. "

Article comments may not repeat the initial line of the government after the riots that gangs were at the center of the riots. Reading the riots found that the role had been exaggerated and gangs gang members involved had acted in a completely atypical for the duration of the disruption, the temporary suspension of hostilities with rival postal code.
But he stressed the fact that almost two thirds of those put on trial were charged with theft, assault or theft. "So we know that were not really trying to make a political statement or social, but they were thieves, pure and simple," wrote

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