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The English jury on trial
Within the English criminal justice system, trial by jury remains the gold standard means of delivering justice. The complex mix of evidence against those accused, alongside testimony, which challenges the police interpretation of the facts, is thought to be resolved simply through exposure to a jur...
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| author | Dominic Willmott Daniel Boduszek Nigel Booth |
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| description | Within the English criminal justice system, trial by jury remains the gold standard means of delivering justice. The complex mix of evidence against those accused, alongside testimony, which challenges the police interpretation of the facts, is thought to be resolved simply through exposure to a jury of our peers. Of course in practice, things are unlikely to be so simple. In fact, discussing jury decisions with any police officer typically results in the same opinion being expressed: that the only predictable feature of the jury – is their unpredictability. |
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| spelling | rr-article-196263092017-01-20T00:00:00Z The English jury on trial Dominic Willmott (12363988) Daniel Boduszek (7936223) Nigel Booth (12440268) English jury Trial English criminal justice system <p>Within the English criminal justice system, trial by jury remains the gold standard means of delivering justice. The complex mix of evidence against those accused, alongside testimony, which challenges the police interpretation of the facts, is thought to be resolved simply through exposure to a jury of our peers. Of course in practice, things are unlikely to be so simple. In fact, discussing jury decisions with any police officer typically results in the same opinion being expressed: that the only predictable feature of the jury – is their unpredictability.</p> 2017-01-20T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/19626309.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_English_jury_on_trial/19626309 All Rights Reserved |
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| title | The English jury on trial |
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| topic | English jury Trial English criminal justice system |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/2134/19626309.v1 |