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what are 2 disadvantages of jury systems?
it is difficult to remain completely impartial due to easy access to material on the internet
The use of juries can delay justice being achieved
what is an advantage of jury systems?
juries are made up of 12 people which reduces chance that a mistake will be made
what is the evidence of “it is difficult to remain completely impartial due to easy access to material on the internet”
disadvantage because:
because in Bruce Lehrmann case ended early because the evidence he provided was found by the jury room, so he could’nt use the evidence because the jury have a biased opinion.
what is the evidence of “The use of juries can delay justice being achieved”
in the Brittany Higgins case, the case was delayed by the judge because there was too much online opinions of the case that the jury cant do the case yet.
what is evidence of “juries are made up of 12 people which reduces chance that a mistake will be made”
2010 report from the UK ministry of justice found that juries are fair
they don’t have any racial bias
only fail to reach a verdict in less than 1% of cases
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