Produced by three academics from the universities of Sussex and Brighton , Political Protest and the Police: Young People in Brighton, focused on the student demonstrations of 24 and 30 November last year in Brighton.
It found that during the protest, which formed part of a nationwide campaign against tuition fee increase, police threw, hit and punched young protesters.
"Sussex Police used coercive policing strategies and tactics against child protestors, including physical force enhanced with weaponry, technologies of surveillance and criminal legislation," the report states.
"The policing of the demonstrations suppressed the political expression of school, college and university student communities and served to criminalise local forms of political protest, in particular, the vibrant street culture integral to Brighton’s civic life.
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