Title Hidden stories of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry : personal reflections / Richard Stone

Published Bristol : Policy Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 227 pages) Summary Young people who come into contact with police officers on the streets today have little idea of the significance of the stabbing to death of Stephen Lawrence in a racist attack in 1993. Only their parents or grandparents remember the daily exposures of police incompetence and indirect racism which were given high profile in the media for six months. The repercussions of the case are still on-going with the long overdue conviction in 2012 of two of the original suspects, and in the same year a number of racist assaults by police. This unique book provides an insider's view of the seminal inquiry into Stephen Lawrence's murder. Dr Richard Stone OBE was a panel member of the Inquiry as Adviser to the judge, Sir William Macpherson. This accessible and engaging book includes analysis of hitherto inaccessible transcripts. These dramatically show how the Inquiry was undermined to the point of failure to produce the desired results. Dr Stone also discusses contemporary issues and the relevance of the Inquiry today. He says I have written about my experience because I feel a degree of obligation to tell, from my position at the centre of the Inquiry, just how difficult issues were dealt with. Hard-hitting and full of insightful detail, this book makes essential reading for academics, students, researchers and anyone interested in institutional racism, particularly in the police Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Lawrence, Stephen, 1974-1993 -- Death and burial SUBJECT Lawrence, Stephen, 1974-1993 -- Death and burial Lawrence, Stephen, 1974-1993 fast Subject Stephen Lawrence Inquiry (Great Britain) Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Service. SUBJECT Stephen Lawrence Inquiry (Great Britain) fast Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Service fast Subject Murder -- England -- London Police misconduct -- England -- London Discrimination in law enforcement -- England -- London Youth, Black -- Crimes against -- England -- London Hate crimes -- England -- London Gangs -- England -- London Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- England -- London TRUE CRIME -- Murder -- General. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology. Death and burial of a person Discrimination in criminal justice administration Police misconduct Discrimination in law enforcement Gangs Hate crimes Murder Race relations SUBJECT London (England) -- Race relations Subject England -- London Form Electronic book ISBN 9781447308492 1447308492 129938496X 9781299384965 9781447309444 1447309448 9781447308485 1447308484

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