AO3 - Evaluation of Lay People (Juries)

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  P - Public confidence

  DP - Democratic

  WDP - Fairness of trial
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  P - Jurors don't have to follow previous decisions or Acts of Parliament

  DP - Freedom in decision making

  WDP - Right and fair decisions, e.g. Ponting's Case
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  P - Open system

  DP - Public are involved in a key role

  WDP - Fair and transparent trial
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  P - Secrecy of the jury room

  DP - Free from pressure

  WDP - People may be less willing to serve if they know their decision is public
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  P - Impartiality

  DP - Cross section of society

  WDP - Less likely to favour the prosecution
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  P - Perverse decisions

  DP - Results in wrong decisions

  WDP - R v Kronlid, clear evidence but jury acquitted defendants
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  P - High acquittal rates

  DP - 60% found not guilty by a jury

  WDP - Includes cases discharged by judges
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  P - Trials difficult to understand

  DP - 31% jurors understood instructions by a judge (2010 report)

  WDP - Fraud trials difficult to understand
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  P - Jury bias

  DP - Prejudice affects overall decision

  WDP - Media coverage influences jurors
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  P - Unpopular

  DP - Compulsory nature is unpopular

  WDP - Jury service can be a strain