The Strengths Of The Jury System

Juries exists in the criminal trial to listen to the case presented to them and, as a third, non-bias party, decide beyond reasonable doubt if the accused is guilty. For the use of a trial by juror to be effective, no bias should exists in the jurors judgments, the jurors should understand clearly their role and key legal terms, and the jury system should represent the communities standards and views whilst upholding the rights of the accused and society and remain cost and time effective.

Every day people are convicted of crimes or arrested for other reasons. Once they are convicted they are summoned to court, this begins the jury process. Citizens are randomly chosen to serve on jury duty. The citizens on the jury will use the jury system to determine if the person being accused is guilty or innocent. Trials can become very long or they can be short it just depends on the topic and how long it takes to decide on what the consequences will be. The jury system is the main trial and the main decision of whether or not someone is right or wrong.

Our country’s judicial system helps many individuals that are convicted of crimes, but sometimes, the jurors are at fault and falsely choose a verdict. In our jury system, there are the obvious challenges, such as bias against the defendant or unnecessary verbal

The criminal trial process is an interesting process that takes place in Courtrooms all across the United States and throughout the globe. This study intends to set out the various steps in the criminal trial process in the American justice system. A trial is described as a "legal forum for resolving individual disputes, and in the case of a criminal charge, it is a means for establishing whether an accused person is legally guilty of an offense. The trial process varies with respect to whether the matter at issue is civil in nature or criminal. In either case, a jury acts as a fact-finding body for the court in assessing information and evidence that is presented by the respective parties in a case. A judge presides over the court and addresses all the legal issues that arise during the trial. A judge also instructs the jury how to apply the facts to the laws that will govern in a given case." (3rd Judicial District, 2012)

Juries allow and force the public to have a personal knowledge of court proceedings, protect against the bias of a single person, and provide the public with certainty that there is not corruption in our judicial system. No human system of justice is perfect, but I believe that what Benjamin Franklin said regarding the Constitution also applies to our jury system, “It therefore astonishes me, Sir, to find this system approaching so near to perfection as it does” (Benjamin Franklin to the Federal Convention).

A jury is a certain number of men or women, selected by law, grouped together to decide the verdict of a case. (“What is JURY?”) They play an important role in our system of justice. In the United State a jury hears testimony and evidence of the case to determine if that is enough to move forward. Over the years the jury system has evolved immensely and has improved. Roles have become different, some roles in the jury system have been discontinued and others have been added.

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Ever since the invention of the internet and television, information has been easily accessible for the common man. There are shows, movies, and much more that try to help explain information, processes, or materials that are often perplexing and confusing. One of the most interpreted processes is America’s judicial system. A lot of these films do not really explain everything and just scratch the surface; however, they can still be beneficial to learn something. A classic film that comes to mind is the film 12 Angry Men, directed by Sidney Lumet. Often used in schools, the film is a great tool to learn about the ethical decisions that the jury has to make. 12 Angry Men is a great film that illustrates the qualities of the United States judicial system, the most noticeable, dealing with the jury.

The current jury system in America is unfortunately corrupt because of unprofessional jurors that are the deciding factor for cases. The “jury of our peers” system does not promote fair justice and it should be replaced with a new system of professional jurors. The current system allows random, unqualified individuals to make irresponsible decisions for our government. If unqualified jurors were replaced with professional jurors, our system would become successful. A professional system of jurors is an efficient way for justice to be decided because the current system allows jurors to be uneducated on law, inconsistent with experience, and bias based on their opinions.

In considering the effectiveness of the jury system, it is first necessary to understand the roles of juries. Primarily, a jury is a body of legally unqualified citizens who agree on a verdict based on evidence

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However when it is time to deliberate and come to an important verdict, these same people have a hard time making impartial and fair decisions because the many prior misconceptions that they possess. It is impossible for anyone to be completely impartial and fair, especially with inadequate knowledge of the law. It can take only one partial, and unfair person to change the whole outcome of the verdict.

Trials by jury provide the voice of American citizens to be heard and help fight for other American citizens. It gives power to the people to and extent. It allows for fair ways to reach a verdict no matter what the consequence. On top of the fact that America’s jury system is fair, it does have room for error. Juries can present problems with personal opinions being involved with decisions, people who are uneducated having a say, and other little things. Even though this may be true, trials by jury result in much fairer verdicts for all. The large pros of juries overtake the small cons. In the world today, people should be concerned that fellow American’s feel differently. This is because in America we do use the jury system and it has worked for years and years. Why would we change it now? If people start to feel as if it didn’t work others will believe it doesn’t and will cause problems which aren’t needed. Americans need to show and prove to each other the jury system is fair. The American jury system has proven over and over again to be a fair and efficient way to bring justice to all people in America and will continue to

First and foremost, the jury system can only exist when there is litigation. As stated by Lau, T. & Johnson, L. (2011), litigation is “a lawsuit filed in court to determine liability and remedies”. It is therefore needless to have the jury system if there is not any existence of litigation. The U.S jury system which is the selection of citizens to help in determining the outcome of a lawsuit can be very effective if those involve are credible and have a good knowledge of the law. Bringing individuals who are not knowledgeable can make the system flaw. The U.S jury system can be very effective