Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
8 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
ADVANTAGE - represents society |
- sit as a panel of a range of people, greater chance of relating to D - gives an ordinary persons perspective |
|
|
ADVANTAGE - public confidence |
- society prefers jurors as it makes legal system fair and democratic |
|
|
ADVANTAGE - secrecy of jury room |
- free from pressure in their decision - protects jury |
|
|
ADVANTAGE - jury equity |
- don’t need to give reasons for decision - jury found Kay Gilderdale not guilty when she killed her daughter with euthanasia |
|
|
DISADVANTAGE - don’t represent society |
- not always a mix of society, random - also some people disqualified/ineligible |
|
|
DISADVANTAGE - perverse decisions |
- when juries ignore facts and evidence and make decision based on moral - means there are inconsistencies between juries |
|
|
DISADVANTAGE - secrecy of jury room |
- no reason has to be given so there is no way to understand how decision was reached |
|
|
DISADVANTAGE - media influence |
- when high profile cases are covered by media this could sway and influence jury |
