The pictures of London burning in this week's riots have been likened to wartime attacks leaving streets ablaze, but this time the attacks are coming from within.
As mobs of youths maraud through towns and cities across England, looting shops and starting fires, Dateline on SBS ONE gets out on the streets and asks why it's happening.
What kind of social problems drive people to act in this way? What can the police and government do to stop it? And what's next for communities where homes and businesses have been destroyed?
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