Every year a quarter of a million people are selected at random from the electoral register for jury service. They are given no training and are forbidden to discuss their verdicts after the trial. This book reveals about what it's like to serve on a jury.
Every year a quarter of a million people are selected at random from the electoral register for jury service. They are given no training and are forbi...
Provides an insightful account of just how the magistracy works. This book shows how lay magistrates deal with more than 95 per cent of all criminal cases in England and Wales, yet they are all volunteers, drawn from local communities, with no legal training or special qualifications, and are not paid a penny for what they do.
Provides an insightful account of just how the magistracy works. This book shows how lay magistrates deal with more than 95 per cent of all criminal c...
