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In praise of the unusual suspects
The annual Longford Lecture, now in its 21st year, has become something of a fixture in the criminal justice reformer’s calendar.
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Parliament must address injustices of joint enterprise, new report
Six years on from a Supreme Court ruling that the laws on joint enterprise had been wrongly applied for over thirty years, new research suggests that there has been no discernible impact on joint enterprise prosecutions.
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Watch the video: Lunch with...Gloria Morrison and Jan Cunliffe
Watch our latest 'Lunch with...' webinar with campaigners, Gloria Morrison and Jan Cunliffe.
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Time for action on joint enterprise injustice
Six years to the day since the Supreme Court ruled that the laws on joint enterprise had been wrongly applied for over thirty years, it is time for radical reform to address the injustices of joint enterprise prosecutions.
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Dangerous Associations: The documentary
Over four years since we published Dangerous associations: Joint enterprise, gangs and racism, by Becky Clarke and Patrick Williams, filmmaker Colin Stone has drawn on this research to create a documentary on joint enterprise.
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Call for action on joint enterprise convictions
MPs and Peers will today hear calls for urgent action to address the injustices of joint enterprise convictions.
The call follows the publication of results of a survey of nearly 250 serving prisoners convicted under joint enterprise provisions. The survey found clear evidence that black and minority ethnic people are serving long prison sentences because of unfair and racist criminal justice practices....
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Victims of injustice speak out against unfair convictions
A survey of nearly 250 serving prisoners convicted under joint enterprise provisions has found evidence that black and minority ethnic people are serving long prison sentences because of unfair and racist criminal justice practices.
The survey results are contained in a new report published today by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.
The report – Dangerous associations – tracks the complex process of criminalisation...