TY - JOUR T1 - In memory of Stephen Lawrence JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 93 LP - 93 DO - 10.3399/bjgp12X625210 VL - 62 IS - 595 AU - Jane Roberts Y1 - 2012/02/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/62/595/93.abstract N2 - The arrival of the New Year marks a historic moment in the pursuit of justice for Stephen Lawrence's family. Finally, two of his murderers have been convicted after 18 years during which time the Lawrence family remained steadfast. Singlehandedly, and against all odds, they challenged the status quo of the most powerful institutions and actors of the state: the police, the criminal justice system, and the government. By applying pressure to expose the rank injustice they had experienced at the hands of the state they catalysed the momentum which would result in the Macpherson Inquiry in 1999.1The family's own experiences of being treated with suspicion from the outset, rather than with compassion, and of being denied the highest level of professional competence to which they were entitled;2 along with the stereotyping by the police of Duwayne Brooks, with Stephen … ER -