Advantages and Disadvantages of Lay Magistrates


	Advantages and Disadvantages of Lay Magistrates
	Advantages Provide a wider cross-section on the bench than professional judges. More representative than District Judges. They have local knowledge. They don't get paid. Few Appeals	Disadvantages Middle-aged, Middle classed. Prosecution bias Inconsistency in sentencing Reliance on the clerk.
	Evaluation Shows there are more advantages than disadvantages.

Shows there are more advantages than disadvantages.

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