advantages

• What are the 4 advantages of using juries?

  • Public confidence
  • Jury equity
  • Secrecy in jury room
  • Impartiality
• How is public confidence an advantage of using juries in trials?

  The jury is considered one of the fundamentals of a democratic society. The tradition of trial by jury is very old and people seem to have confidence in the impartiality and fairness of a jury trial.
• How is jury equity an advantage of using juries in trials?

  Since jurors aren't legal experts, they aren't bound to follow the precedent of past cases nor give reasons for their verdict. They decide cases in their ideas of fairness.
• How is secrecy in the jury room an advantage of using juries in trials?

  The jury is free from pressure in its discussion and protected from outside influences when discussing the verdict. This allows juries to bring in verdicts that may be unpopular with the public.
• How is impartiality an advantage of using juries in trials?

  A jury should be impartial as it's not connected to anyone in the case. The process of random selection results in a cross-section of society and so leads to an impartial jury. No individual person is responsible for the decision.