News
New push to end joint enterprise ‘legal dragnet’
MPs are this week making a fresh attempt to reform the joint enterprise legal dragnet, which has seen groups of friends and associates collectively punished for the crimes of an individual.
News
Time for Labour to act of joint enterprise reform
The Guardian newspaper published a sneak preview yesterday of our new report on joint enterprise.
Publication
The legal dragnet
The legal dragnet examines the law and prosecution practice concerning secondary liability, often referred to as ‘joint enterprise’.
News
Keeping up the pressure for joint enterprise reform
An update on recent work attempting to reduce the scope of joint enterprise laws.
News
Parliament to debate joint enterprise reform
We have been working with the Labour MP Kim Johnson, JENGbA and legal experts in a fresh attempt to narrow the scope of joint enterprise prosecution.
News
Changing the law on joint enterprise
We are working with the Labour MP Kim Johnson, JENGbA and legal experts in a fresh attempt to narrow the scope of joint enterprise prosecution.
Comment
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.
News
Government challenged on joint enterprise
The lack of new government action on joint enterprise was criticised in the House of Lords on Thursday.
Comment
Joint Enterprise: New data, familiar picture, old action?
On Friday the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) released the first data from the long called-for monitoring of joint enterprise prosecutions.
Comment
Introducing the Young Adult Safety series
The Centre is currently scrutinising a number of serious violence policies and practices as part of our Young Adult Safety project.
News
Joint Enterprise in the Lords
Concerns about joint enterprise were raised in the House of Lords last week.
News
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