Hosted by Maxine Peake, ‘In It Together: The Joint Enterprise Podcast’ is a four-part series shining a light on joint enterprise: when multiple people are held responsible for the same crime. Maxine Peake, who starred in ‘Say Nothing’, ‘Peterloo’, ‘Anne’ and ‘Silk’, explores how joint enterprise works, who it affects, and why campaigners are arguing that justice is not being served by these vague laws. There are no winners when a violent crime is committed, and many parties are affected. This podcast looks at the grey areas, where the law doesn’t function as it should, where it is not delivering justice, whilst respecting the victims and their families who’ve had to deal with the devastating consequences of violent crime. Featuring powerful testimonies from ex-prisoners and their families, as well as legal experts, lawyers, MPs and campaigners. Join Maxine as she tries to make sense of joint enterprise and asks, are those convicted under these laws always ‘in it together’ and what needs to change?

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Produced by EarWorm Productions in collaboration with the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and JENGbA. It has been funded by the Institute of Now and the Barry Amiel & Norman Melburn Trust.

JENGbA (Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association) is a not-for-profit organisation that offers support to families and friends of those who believe they have suffered a wrongful conviction under Joint Enterprise. Follow @jengba on Instagram, Tiktok and X and at the website: www.jengba.co.uk

The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies is an education charity established in 1931. It advances public understanding of crime and criminal justice. www.crimeandjustice.org.uk

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maxine Peake asks what is joint enterprise? Where did these laws come from and how have they evolved over time? She focuses on the principle of ‘foresight’, and how it was wrongly applied in Joint Enterprise cases for over thirty years. Felicity Gerry KC recounts how she won a landmark case R vs Jogee at the Supreme Court and Christopher Richards shares his experience of conviction for murder under joint enterprise.

Contributors in order of appearance:

Opening voices: Jan Cunliffe, Kevin Smith, Charlotte Henry, Felicity Gerry, Gloria Morrison, Becky Clarke, Joseph Appiah aka Cleeshay and Christopher Richards.

Dr. Nisha Waller, Racial Justice Lead, Appeal

Simon Natas, Solicitor advocate, one of the founder partners of ITN Solicitors, London

Christopher Richards, former prisoner and justice campaigner.

Dr. Felicity Gerry, KC, Barrister, Libertas Chambers, London & Crocket Chambers, Melbourne

Matt Dyson, Professor of Civil and Criminal Law at the University of Oxford

Gloria Morrison, co-founder of the Joint Enterprise campaign group, JENGbA

Helen Mills Head of Programmes, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.

Richard Garside, Director of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.

Read ‘The Usual Suspects’ report here:

https://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk//sites/default/files/Usual%20Suspects%202nd%20edition%20final%20version%208%20nov_1.pdf

Credits:

Presenter: Maxine Peake | IG @betteblavatsky

Series Producers: Melissa FitzGerald X @melissafitzg & Steve Langridge X @SMANGLERS

Series Editor: Helen Mills, The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies

Artwork: Kellie O'Hanlon & AFJ Ink

Produced by EarWorm Productions in collaboration with the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and JENGbA. The project has been funded by the Institute of Now and the Barry Amiel & Norman Melburn Trust.

JENGbA (Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association) is a not-for-profit organisation that offers support to families and friends of those who believe they have suffered a wrongful conviction under Joint Enterprise. Follow @jengba on Instagram, Tiktok and X and at the website: www.jengba.co.uk

The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies is an education charity established in 1931. It advances public understanding of crime and criminal justice. www.crimeandjustice.org.uk

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maxine Peake looks at how and why race affects joint enterprise. Joseph Appiah aka Cleeshay, shares his story of conviction under joint enterprise, Joseph was 15 when he was arrested for murder. And we hear from some of Britain’s leading criminal barristers, who are calling for changes to tackle racism in the legal system.

Contributors in order of appearance:

Joseph Appiah aka Cleeshay, former prisoner and justice campaigner

Dr. Nisha Waller, Racial Justice Lead, Appeal

Simon Natas, Solicitor advocate, one of the founder partners of ITN Solicitors, London

Dr. Felicity Gerry, KC, Barrister, Libertas Chambers, London & Crocket Chambers, Melbourne

Kier Monteith, KC, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers

Matt Dyson, Professor of Civil and Criminal Law at the University of Oxford.

Becky Clarke, Senior Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University.

Richard Garside, Director of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.

Read ‘The Legal Dragnet’ report here:

https://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk//sites/default/files/2025-01/The%20Legal%20Dragnet%2C%20Sep%202024.pdf

Credits:

Presenter: Maxine Peake | IG @betteblavatsky

Series Producers: Melissa FitzGerald X @melissafitzg & Steve Langridge X @SMANGLERS

Series Editor: Helen Mills, The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies

Artwork: Kellie O'Hanlon & AFJ Ink

Produced by EarWorm Productions in collaboration with the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and JENGbA. The project has been funded by the Institute of Now and the Barry Amiel & Norman Melburn Trust.

JENGbA (Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association) is a not-for-profit organisation that offers support to families and friends of those who believe they have suffered a wrongful conviction under Joint Enterprise. Follow @jengba on Instagram, Tiktok and X and at the website: www.jengba.co.uk

The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies is an education charity established in 1931. It advances public understanding of crime and criminal justice. www.crimeandjustice.org.uk

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.