Maeve McClenaghan

Maeve McClenaghan is a freelance investigative journalist. She investigated the doctrine of Joint Enterprise as part of an eight month investigation with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. She tweets from @MaeveMCC

Hundreds of children are disappearing from local authority care

Already vulnerable children are going missing at an alarming rate. What is being done to protect them?

By Maeve McClenaghan

/ 8 Dec 2015

Guilty of choosing the wrong friends: the relentless injustice of 'joint enterprise'

Powers intended to tackle gang-related violence are ruining the lives of young people who happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time

By Maeve McClenaghan

/ 4 Jul 2014

Serious concerns emerge over joint enterprise laws

Joint enterprise laws allow groups to be collectively convicted of a crime, including people who didn't commit it. New evidence compiled by the Bureau for Investigative Journalism shows its application is often questionable.

By Melanie McFadyean, Maeve McClenaghan and Rachel Stevenson

/ 1 Apr 2014