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| Why do we use lay people in Juries? |
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Definition
| Introduce values and common sense into the justice system. |
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| why is the right to be tried by a jury a fundemental right? |
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| gives defendants confidence in juries |
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| Do jurors receive training? |
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| no, but they are shown a video showing how they were selected and their role in the trial. |
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| What kind of cases are juries used in? |
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| Serious criminal cases-crown court. |
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| How do a jury reach a verdict? |
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| Come to a unanimous verdict. |
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| What is the most controversial aspects of using juries? |
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| They do not give reasons for their decisions. |
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| why might a jury be used in a civil case? |
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| cases involving the character and reputation of parties-fraud, defamation, false imprisonment. |
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| What decision do jurors make in civil cases? |
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-who wins
-amount of damages to be awarded |
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| what kind of court requires jurors to enquire into suspicious deaths? |
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| What are the five reasons why a person might be deferred from jury service? |
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| ill health, religious festivals, care responsibilities, pre-booked holidays and examinations. |
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| what are the qualifications of juries? |
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Definition
ages 18-70
registered to vote
been a resident for at least five years. |
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| what is the only reason a person may be ineligible for jury service? |
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| what is the only reason a person may be disqualified from jury service? |
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| serious criminal record, or on bail. |
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| what are the four reasons for excusal from jury service? |
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| chronic ill health, long-term care responsibilities, insufficient understanding of english, or members of a religious order. |
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Term
| under the Juries Act how are juries selected? |
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Definition
| The central summoning bureau selects potential jurors at random using the electoral register. |
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| How many jurors are selected, and how many sit in the court? |
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| 15 are chosen from the jury pool, 12 are randomly selected to sit. |
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| who can challenge the juror for a cause on the grounds that he is disqualified or likely to be biased? |
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| the prosectution and the defence. |
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| who has the right to ask jurors to stand by without a reason? |
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| who can challeng the array of the jury on the grounds that it is unrepresentative? |
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| the prosectution and the defence. |
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| what does the selection process result in? |
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Definition
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| what kinds of people does it favour? |
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Definition
| the middle classes who are more likely to understand complex cases such as fraud trials. |
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Term
| why is there a widened pool of potential jurors? |
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Definition
| very few people are excused from jury service. |
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| why is it a problem that jurors and lawyers are now elligible? |
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| there is a risk that htey might overwhelm other jurors and take control of decisions. |
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| why is it a problem that police and prison officers are eligible? |
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| it is very difficult to ensure that they remain impartial. |
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| why can the selection process result in unrepresentative juries? |
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| young people and ethnic minorities dont register to vote |
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| what are the five advantages of using juries? |
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Definition
| provides a degree of public confidence, impartial to the administration of justice,ordinary people get to see justice being done, juries make decisions according to their conscience, kept secret away from external influences. |
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| what are the six disadvantages of using juries? |
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Definition
| reach perverse verdicts, some jurors are not suitable, may be biased from media influence, jurors can be nobled by intimidation, acquit approximately twice as many defendants as magistrates, can last for many months. |
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| what are the four alternatives to using juries? |
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Definition
| single judge without a jury, a bench of judges, a judge and a panel of expert assessors, a special jury of experts. |
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