Cameron said ministers will review every government policy to consider whether they are likely to deliver effective societal changes in response to the riots that escalated across England last week.
He described the violent scenes that spread across the country as the result of a "slow-motion moral collapse" and said "children without fathers, schools without discipline and reward without effort" is to blame.
"Over the next few weeks, I and ministers from across the coalition government will review every aspect of our work to mend our broken society," he said.
Among the areas listed in his speech were policies on schools, welfare, families, parenting, addiction and communities, as well as what Cameron described as the "misrepresenting of human rights that has undermined personal responsibility".
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