SCARMAN REPORT


Meaning of SCARMAN REPORT in English

Scar ‧ man Re ‧ port, the /ˈskɑːmən rɪˌpɔːt $ ˈskɑːrmən rɪˌpɔːrt/ BrE AmE

a report by Lord Scarman on the Brixton and Toxteth ↑ riot s in the UK in 1981, which tried to explain why they had happened and what the government and the police should do as a result. The report said that some racial groups suffered many disadvantages, such as not having jobs, and that the police's attitude towards them was unfair.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.