A ‘good job’ in difficult conditions: detectives’ reflections, decisions and discriminations in the context of ‘joint enterprise’

‘Joint enterprise’ is described as a ‘dragnet’ that draws disproportionate numbers of black and minority ethnic young men into the criminal justice system in England and Wales. While stereotyping by the police and prosecution has been blamed for this distributive injustice, empirical research on joi...

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Authors: Young, Tara (Author) ; Hulley, Susie (Author) ; Pritchard, Gary 1943-2007 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Theoretical criminology
Year: 2020, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 461-481
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