Operation Sceptre

⚔️ Operation Sceptre - knife crime and the consequences.

🔹 Stop Search - Police have the power to stop and search any person if they have reasonable grounds to suspect that person maybe carrying something that is illegal or could cause harm to others.

🔹 Joint enterprise- This is a section of the law which allows 2 or more people to be convicted of the same crime, potentially receiving the same sentence, even if they had different levels of involvement. The Joint Enterprise law is for circumstances where there is evidence to prove a group of people were involved in a crime, but where it is difficult to determine who is the main perpetrator. For example, if a murder has taken place and there is evidence that 5 people were involved, but it is difficult to determine which of those 5 dealt the fatal blow, they could all be convicted of murder under Joint Enterprise.

🔹 If you have been a victim of knife crime, it’s really important that you report it to the police.

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