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	Masterpiece Theatre \| The Murder of Stephen Lawrence \| Essays + Interviews \| The Stephen Lawrence Case
		In a brief and sudden attack, Stephen was violently stabbed by a group of young white men, one of whom shouted "Nigger!" Stephen sustained a gash to the chest, which sliced through two major nerves, a large vein and an artery before it pierced a lung.
		The Stephen Lawrence case exposes a police force grappling with denial and folly, a floundering system of justice, and a corrupt culture of institutional racism and violence.
		Eighteen-year-old Stephen Lawrence is stabbed to death by a gang near a bus stop in Eltham, southeast London.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/masterpiece/lawrence/ei_case.html (1859 words)

	Stephen Lawrence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stephen Lawrence (September 13, 1974 – April 22, 1993) was a fl British teenager living in London, UK, who was murdered in April 1993 at the age of 18.
		Born in Britain in 1974 to Jamaican parents, Neville and Doreen, Stephen Lawrence was a promising student who hoped to become an architect.
		Stephen's family in April 1996 initiated a private prosecution against those two and three other suspects.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stephen_Lawrence (1185 words)

	Stephen Lawrence mourners pledge to carry on the fight \| Special reports \| Guardian Unlimited
		Doreen Lawrence yesterday stepped out of the sunshine of a warm spring day and into the darkness and calm of a church to again remember her lost first-born child.
		It was true yesterday for the Lawrences and their own personal grief, and for a nation still debating how far it has advanced on the road to racial justice.
		Mrs Lawrence led Stephen's friends and family in lighting candles of remembrance, as a soloist sang: "Would you know my name, if I saw you in heaven." She lit the same candle she lights every year on the murder's anniversary.
	www.guardian.co.uk /lawrence/Story/0,,941588,00.html (600 words)

	The Stephen Lawrence Murder
		Stephen was stabbed to a depth of five inches on both sides of his chest.
		The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry was carried out by four people, a fl bishop who was born in Uganda, a doctor whose grandfather was a Jewish refugee from Russia, a retired policeman particularly interested in education, and a retired judge, Sir William Macpherson.
		Lawrence said, "I was looking forward to the report, thinking that it would be a watershed for centuries to come but instead it has only scratched the surface and has not gone to the heart of the problem.
	www.dialogueworks.co.uk /newswise/months/feb99/lasen.html (5369 words)

	The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Mrs Lawrence was unenthusiastic about that proposal in any event, and the family was unhappy that the police decided that they would not invite their solicitor to attend with them.
		At that time Mr and Mrs Lawrence were in Jamaica, and it is most regrettable that the discontinuance took place in their absence and that no proper arrangements were made to warn them that this was to occur.
		Mr and Mrs Lawrence's reaction to the questions asked of them and indeed to investigations which were being made about the background of Stephen Lawrence and of the family was understandable.
	www.chronicleworld.org /archive/lawrence/sli-43.htm (3963 words)

	Masterpiece Theatre \| The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
		The Murder of Stephen Lawrence, a gripping, gritty and intense docudrama, is a radical departure in storytelling for Masterpiece Theatre.
		But this two-hour presentation is markedly effective in its depiction of the senseless murder of an innocent young man and the convoluted investigation and pursuit of justice that followed.
		Within 24 hours of Stephen's murder on April 23, 1993 in a London suburb, police had the names of five suspects.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/masterpiece/lawrence (210 words)

	The Stephen Lawrence case: police credibility slides further into disrepute
		Scotland Yard announced on Friday, January 29 that Detective Superintendent Albert Patrick is to be removed as head of the re-investigation into the racist killing of fl teenager Stephen Lawrence.
		Stephen's father, Neville Lawrence, stated: "The police knew about the allegations against the Flying Squad officers for over a year, but said nothing to us.
		The coroner's report established that police action had aggravated the delirium and excited state he was in as a result of cocaine intoxication, contributing to his death.
	www.wsws.org /articles/1999/feb1999/law-f02.shtml (655 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Special Report \| 1999 \| 02/99 \| Stephen Lawrence \| The Lawrence inquiry
		The report into the murder of Stephen Lawrence labelled London's police force "institutionally racist" and condemned officers for "fundamental errors".
		The mother of Stephen Lawrence said the report "only scratched the surface" and added that the police investigated his death "like white masters during slavery".
		Stephen Lawrence is the most famous victim of a racial attack but there have been many others.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/special_report/1999/02/99/stephen_lawrence/285357.stm (195 words)

	The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		He went to the hospital because information had been received after 23:30 to say that Stephen Lawrence had been certified dead and to say that some people had arrived at the hospital and that there was a potential witness there with PC Gleason as well.
		He says that he spoke to both Mr and Mrs Lawrence and in his own words "basically I identified myself to them and explained the situation, namely we've got a youth in the resuscitation room who has died and the indications were that he was their son, but we need a confirmation".
		Mr and Mrs Lawrence, particularly Mr Lawrence, says that nothing was said at all by Inspector Little to him, and that he never made any visit to the resuscitation room either with one or two police officers in order formally to identify his son.
	www.chronicleworld.org /archive/lawrence/sli-12.htm (5639 words)

	CARF Features - The Stephen Lawrence inquiry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The police have responded to the allegations by attacking the grieving parents of Stephen Lawrence, their legal team, and even questioning whether the murder was in fact racially motivated.
		The Lawrence family responded that 'it is a matter of concern that Sir Paul appears to believe it is the truth coming out that puts community relations at risk rather than the conduct of his officers'.
		Doreen Lawrence was shocked when she went to the police station and gave a police officer a piece of paper with the names on it; he 'screwed it up into a very tight ball as if he was going to throw it away'.
	www.carf.demon.co.uk /feat17.html (1034 words)

	Ananova - Prince launches Stephen Lawrence architecture scholarship
		In the inaugural Stephen Lawrence Memorial Lecture, the Prince also pleaded for "an architecture of the heart" and renewed his attack on "ugly" modern buildings.
		Stephen, who was studying for his A-levels when he was murdered by racists in April 1993, had been on a work placement with a firm of architects.
		The Prince said: "Stephen Lawrence was cruelly robbed of the chance to develop his potential talents in the field of architecture.
	www.ananova.com /news/story/sm_55346.html (281 words)

	The Stephen Lawrence affair
		Stephen Lawrence was born in 1974, he was the first child of Doreen and Neville who emigrated from Jamaica in the 1960s.
		To conclude, Stephen Lawrence was a normal young man gifted with maturity and charm.
		Stephen's parents say their son was “too good-natured to see evil in others”.
	www.oboulo.com /expose/stephen-lawrence-affair.html (331 words)

	Stephen Lawrence
		Stephen Lawrence was brutally killed on 22nd April 1993.
		Stephen's parents, devastated by their son's death and horrified by the injustice surrounding the murder, brought a private prosecution.
		Verna Wilkins' Life of Stephen Lawrence is a landmark in children's non-fiction publishing and treats a tragedy with sensitivity and quiet dignity.
	www.tamarindbooks.co.uk /Books/StephenLawrence.html (310 words)

	Special report: Stephen Lawrence \| Special reports \| Guardian Unlimited
		April 22 1993: Black teenager Stephen Lawrence was murdered by racist thugs at a bus stop in Eltham, south-east London.
		April 23 2003: Doreen Lawrence yesterday stepped out of the sunshine of a warm spring day and into the darkness and calm of a church to again remember her lost first-born child.
		The last 10 years have been hell for him - and he blames Stephen's parents and their solicitor as well as the police.
	www.guardian.co.uk /lawrence/0,,179674,00.html (670 words)

	Fifth anniversary of Stephen Lawrence report—what’s changed? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Doreen and Neville Lawrence were happy to accept OBE’s [Order of the British Empire, a title of honor] from the Queen but have never seen justice for Stephen.
		"Stephen Lawrence is just one of many who have died the same way.
		They did not get justice for Stephen, but the changes that have come about because of their persistence and relentless effort means that everyone in the Black community is now benefiting from their fight for justice.
	www.finalcall.com /artman/publish/article_1333.shtml (1179 words)

	RTE News - Report on Stephen Lawrence murder criticises police
		The British Home Secretary, Jack Straw, has hailed the report into the murder of fl London teenager, Stephen Lawrence, as a watershed, not just for the police, but for everyone in Britain.
		Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death in a South London Street by a gang of white racist youths.
		Despite the failure of the police to charge and secure the convictions of any one of the suspects, a lengthy campaign by Stephen's parents led to the judicial inquiry chaired by retired judge Sir William McPherson.
	www.rte.ie /news/1999/0224/lawrence.html (408 words)

	Criminal justice good practice: The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry
		The CRE's closing submission to Part 1 of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Closing submissions made by Jeffrey Yearwood and Maya Sikand on 8 September 1998, on behalf of the CRE, at the end of Part 1 of the Inquiry into the Matters Arising from the Death of Stephen Lawrence.
		CRE's submission to Part 2 of the Stephen Lawrence Inquir In the second part of the CRE's evidence to the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry, the Commission responded to some of the topics which relate more specifically to the particular issues being examined by the Inquiry.
		The report of The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry by Sir William Macpherson was published on 24 February 1999.
	www.cre.gov.uk /gdpract/cj_sli.html (2362 words)

	Copwatcher \| Stephen Lawrence \| Index
		On 22nd April 1993, Stephen Lawrence, a quiet, intelligent, 18 year old student, was murdered by a racist gang in Eltham in south east London.
		However, it is Stephen Lawrence's name that will always be inextricably linked with the fight against racism in Britain and the failure of the police to properly investigated racist crimes that have been be a source of constant complaint by fl communities.
		It examined testimony from Doreen and Neville Lawrence, their solicitor Imran Khan, police officers involved in the investgation and memorably, on 29th and 30th June 1998, the five chief suspects: Luke Knight, Neil Acourt, Jamie Acourt, Gary Dobson and David Norris (click here for a list of witnesses during part 1 of the Inquiry).
	www.copwatcher.f2s.com /lawrence/index.htm (523 words)

	The Outrage Of The Stephen Lawrence Racist Murder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The situation concerning the Metropolitan Police’s failure to prosecute anybody for the murder of Stephen Lawrence has heightened my feelings of outrage towards this terrible, negative and pointless viewpoint, that is racism.
		It is heart breaking to have to watch the Lawrence family going through what they are having to, with the aim simply being to get something we would all expect: justice.
		Stephen Lawrence is now dead and none of the dreams that he and his family shared will become reality.
	website.lineone.net /~crispinclark/stephenlawrence.htm (604 words)

	Black Information Link
		Since the publication the report of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry on 24 February 1999, the UK government gave a commitment to provide annual progress reports on the implementation of the recommendation of the Inquiry.
		NEW EVIDENCE of police corruption in the Stephen Lawrence murder case is expected to be shown on tele this week.
		THE MOTHER of the murdered fl teenager Stephen Lawrence has said she does not think enough has happened to change racial attitudes since her son was murdered 12 years ago in a racially motivated attack for which no one has ever been convicted.
	www.blink.org.uk /subsections.asp?grp=14 (233 words)

	The Truth Seeker - The Stephen Lawrence Affair
		The scene was set on April 22 1993, Stephen Lawrence, an 18 year old A level student was waiting for a bus in Eltham, S.E. London.
		From the outset it is alleged that the investigation was bungled because of “institutionalised racism.” Six years later the alleged killers are still free, despite 2 trials and an inquiry into the investigation itself.
		The Crime and Disorder Act was passed in the wake of the Stephen Lawrence affair.
	www.thetruthseeker.co.uk /article.asp?ID=60 (3047 words)

	Stephen Lawrence Inquiry
		July 1997 set up an inquiry into how the murder investigation of Stephen Lawrence was investigated and what lessons could be learnt from the investigation and prosecution of racially motivated crimes.
		The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry report highlighted also a lack of confidence from ethnic — minority communities with the police complaint procedures.
		It was also recommended that the CRE should have the right to conduct formal investigations and to secure legal enforceable agreements to end discrimination and to place a duty on all public bodies to promote racial equality.
	www.racialjustice.org.uk /StephenLawrenceInquiry.htm (1468 words)

	The Stephen Lawrence Case (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		In April 1993, Stephen Lawrence, a sixth-form student, was murdered as he was waiting at a bus stop in Eltham, South London.
		Stephen was fl and it has been determined that the murder was racially motivated.
		being levelled at the Metropolitan Police: They have had different excuses to be unable to investigate the Stephen Lawrence case close enough because of insufficient evidence and inadmissible witnesses.
	www.gymnasium-borghorst.de /racism/stephenl1.html (170 words)

	Stephen Lawrence - timeline of events
		Coroners court concludes that Lawrence's death was an "unlawful killing".
		Rt Hon Jack Straw announces an inquiry into Stephen's death, chaired by Sir William Macpherson, "in order particularly to identify the lessons to be learned for the investigation and prosecution of racially motivated crimes"
		Assistant Police Commissioner Ian Jonston says he is “very sorry” to have let the Lawrence’s down and to have supported the way the murder inquiry was conducted.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/static/stephen_lawrence/timeline.htm (440 words)

	G21 - DAY ONE: The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry
		Granted, in the OJ case the fl man was the accused, not the victim - but the inquiry into the murder of fl Londoner, Stephen Lawrence, has put the racism of the British legal system on trial.
		London was so shocked that Sir Paul Condon, chief of police, apologised to Stephen's parents in the full glare of the media, and for the first time presented the police as a force serving the people.
		Police prejudice and incompetence throughout the Stephen Lawrence case was appalling.
	g21.net /do62.htm (853 words)

	Stephen Lawrence Prize
		The announcement was made at a special awards ceremony for the RIBA Stirling Prize in association with The Architects’ Journal at the Roundhouse in London on 14 October 2006.
		The Stephen Lawrence Prize is sponsored by the Goldschmied Trust and rewards the best examples of projects that have a construction budget of less than £1 million.
		The award is judged by architects Marco Goldschmied and David Adjaye, and Doreen Lawrence OBE, mother of the teenager who was setting out on the road to becoming an architect when he was murdered in 1993.
	www.architecture.com /go/Architecture/Also/Awards_4027.html (148 words)

	Amazon.com: "Stephen Lawrence Inquiry": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The impact of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry may also strengthen the impetus to tackle institutional racism, especially in the public sector.
		The Macpherson Report The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry, commonly known as the Macpherson Report, was a milestone in being the first acknowledgement by the British State of the...
		Even at the time of Lawrence's murder, the politics of multiculturalism were apparent under John Major's Conservative government.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Stephen-Lawrence-Inquiry (605 words)

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