Jury


	Jury
	Advantages They are unbiased. More likely to consider personal struggles. Free of charge. 12 of them. More diverse/representive. Uninfluenced from outside. Can give publicly unpopular opinions but they wouldn’t know until after the trial. Jury equity - they aren’t bound by the law and make choices based on their morals. They don’t have to stay for long. Public confidence, keeps state power in check.	Disadvantages Can take time to gather. Hard in overly publicised cases. Not legally qualified. More formal/intimidating. Jury tampering. Jury themselves might be uncomfortable. Discriminatory bias. Media influence. Complex cases that non-professionals wouldn’t understand. (Fraud) High acquittal rates. (60% of cases get acquitted). Judge often the one to make that case. On paper weakness but in practice not. Perverse decisions - they go against the facts of the case. Secrecy, we don’t know how and why the jury reached their conclusion and ergo we don’t know if there was a bias. The internet. It’s illegal for jurors to look up information relating to the case.
	Evaluation

They are unbiased.
More likely to consider personal struggles.
Free of charge.
12 of them. More diverse/representive.
Uninfluenced from outside. Can give publicly unpopular opinions but they wouldn’t know until after the trial.
Jury equity - they aren’t bound by the law and make choices based on their morals.
They don’t have to stay for long.
Public confidence, keeps state power in check.

Can take time to gather.
Hard in overly publicised cases.
Not legally qualified.
More formal/intimidating.
Jury tampering.
Jury themselves might be uncomfortable.
Discriminatory bias.
Media influence.
Complex cases that non-professionals wouldn’t understand. (Fraud)
High acquittal rates. (60% of cases get acquitted). Judge often the one to make that case. On paper weakness but in practice not.
Perverse decisions - they go against the facts of the case.
Secrecy, we don’t know how and why the jury reached their conclusion and ergo we don’t know if there was a bias.
The internet. It’s illegal for jurors to look up information relating to the case.

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