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SECURITYApr 15 · 06:00 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Joint enterprise convictions in England and Wales have tripled since 1980s, report finds

Joint enterprise convictions in England and Wales have tripled since the 1980s, according to a report by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. The legal charity criticizes the 'job lot' prosecution approach as unjust, arguing it disproportionately targets young black men and imposes harsher sentences under the joint enterprise doctrine.

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