Jury Vetting: The Jury under Attack

The English jury has recently been undergoing various alterations. These changes have their roots in assumptions, often not clearly identified, about the nature and purpose of the jury within the criminal justice system. Once the purpose and ideals of the jury system are identified, and there may be...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: DUFF, Peter, FINDLAY, Mark
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1983
Subjects:
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2071
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/4023/viewcontent/JuryVetting_LegalStud_1983.pdf
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
Description
Summary:The English jury has recently been undergoing various alterations. These changes have their roots in assumptions, often not clearly identified, about the nature and purpose of the jury within the criminal justice system. Once the purpose and ideals of the jury system are identified, and there may be arguments about what they are,' it becomes apparent that there may be a conflict about how they should be put into practice. The state and its agencies may take one view whilst others may differ. An example of one such conflict is the controversy over the newly discovered practice of 'jury vetting'.