By Michael S. Pike (auth.)
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It was that the British public, including the British police, had not woken up to the problems in their inner cities and had not adjusted important old principles to a new and difficult and, to most people, unfamiliar situation. 34 3 Police Ethics The principles of policing which Lord Scarman identified in his Repore emphasised the need, widely recognised by police officers, to secure the trust, confidence, respect and support of the public. Only by insisting on high standards of professional conduct at all levels can these objectives be met since anything which falls short of the high standards expected by the public will lead to a lack of confidence, respect and support.
The injured youth was carried off by the crowd and taken by car to hospital. That should have been the end of the incident but the officer's call for assistance had been answered by other officers who pursued the group of black youths. The youths responded by throwing bricks and bottles and disorder escalated. About an hour later, order had been restored but not before six police officers had been injured, four police vehicles damaged and six persons arrested. The incident, by any standards, had been a serious one but where had the prejudice been - who had pre-judged what the officers were doing with the injured youth?
The police conceded, with hindsight, that the timing of the raid and other aspects of the operation could have been more imaginative but there was nothing inflexible in executing a lawful warrant. Police experience at that stage pointed to a 'low key' operation against an illegal drinking establishment with the attendant drug problems, a familiar aspect of policing any urban area which includes a substantial West Indian element. There was no suggestion of a sustained police operation against street crime with the recurring complaints of racial prejudice and haras<;ment.