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| Age needed to be qualified for jury service |
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| Qualified to be a juror if |
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-electoral role
resident in uk for 5 years-since 13 |
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| How many jurors are appoined |
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| they tell jurors they got selected |
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| To be disqualified from jury service: |
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- Convicted within 10 year
- mental disorder
-prison for 5 years or more
- imprisoned for life
- some community order
- suspended sentences
- court decides- e.g. deafness |
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| who sets out the rules of who can be a juror |
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- operations
-pre-booked holiday
-examinations |
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| how long can they put off from jury service |
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- served twice in 2 years
-armed force on operation
-65+
- religious beliefs
-MPS+EURO MPS |
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| advantages of jury trials |
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- Public confidence
- Jury equality
- Open systems of justice
- secrecy of the jury room |
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| disadvantages of jury trials |
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- Secrecy of the jury room
-Racial Bias
- Media influence
-Lack of understanding
- High acquittal rates |
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