Richard Stone

Hidden stories of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry

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Produktbeschreibung

This unique book provides an insider's view of the seminal inquiry into Stephen Lawrence's murder. This paperback edition includes analysis of hitherto inaccessible transcripts which show how the Inquiry was undermined and a new Afterword by the author.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bristol University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 304g
• ISBN-13: 9781447308478
• ISBN-10: 1447308476
• Artikelnr.: 41544993

Autorenporträt

Dr Richard Stone was a panel member of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry into racism in policing (1997/99) as Adviser to the judge Sir William Macpherson. He was then Chair of the Jewish Council for Racial Equality. His Independent Review of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry 10 Years On (richardstonesli.wordpress.com) was launched by the Justice and Home Secretaries at their 10th anniversary conference in February 2009. For 20 years Dr Stone was senior partner of a general medical practice in London. For 14 years he worked with British Muslims as chair of the Runnymede Islamophobia Commission and in 2004 he founded Alif-Aleph UK (British Muslims and British Jews). In 2010 he was awarded the OBE for public and voluntary service. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Cambridge Centre for Muslim-Jewish Relations and an Honorary Research Fellow in the Dept of Criminology at the University of Westminster.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Why there was an inquiry
The Inquiry and how I came to be an Adviser on the panel
Cancellations and reinstatements
The Commissioner takes the stand
Searching for the files of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry
Defining 'institutional racism' and the challenge to 'double jeopardy'
Unprofessional policing and timid leadership
Final reflections