Juries are a fundamental institution within Canadian law and decide a large portion of important cases‚ changing many lives. Considering that a jury is simply a group of citizens who appeared to be the right fit for jury duty on a list‚ do we place too much power in their hands? This paper looks at the jury’s power of nullification and why it should or should not continue to be a part of the Canadian justice system and if it should‚ how can we improve it? Drawing on real cases and scholarly journals
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Race-based Jury Nullification Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice Race-based Jury Nullification Racial differences within the court system of the United States can create various interpretations of laws and the impartiality of such laws. Minorities within this country may believe that the criminal justice system has prejudices and may dismiss the legality of certain laws. Jury nullification is a process in which members of the jury exonerate a person of a guilty verdict although the
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Equality of Justice‚ and Jury Nullification September 12‚ 2010 ADJ/255 Jon Gaskins * Under what circumstances does the author believe jurors should vote according to conscience rather than law? Does the Supreme Court approve or disapprove of this practice? Why? The author believes that under the circumstances of jury nullification is when the jurors should vote according to conscience rather than the instructions given by the judge‚ the law and the facts of the case. The author believes
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the concept of jury nullification as prior to this week i believed that the juries sole duty was only to determine whether or not a defendant was responsible for a certain crime and the sentencing was left to the judges. Due to this concept‚ i believe there are both strengths and weaknesses to the juries rational since this all depends on whether or not the jury sympathises with the defeat. the weakness would be that no matter how guilty a defendant if they are able to get the jury to believe they
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Police Influence on Society CJA/344 The historical backdrop of policing in assorted neighborhoods has not been a charming piece of our history. Prejudice and partiality was a regular encounter on an everyday beat of a cop. At one time the police drive just comprised of Anglo-Saxon men of a certain stature and weight and did not comprise of different races nor were ladies even permitted to in business settings‚ since a ladies ’ "place" meaning
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This document of CJA 344 Week 2 Team Assignment Panel Discussion Presentation consists of: 1. Will women ever be viewed as equal in the position of a Law Enforcement Officer? 2. Should Police Departments be required to hire a specific amount of minorities? 3. Will hiring minorities improve the police-community relations? 4. Does hiring minorities ensure that discrimination will not be a problem? 5. Should Police Officers be partnered with an officer of another race? 6
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Criminal justice terms CJA/344 Criminal justice terms Criminal justice is a profession that is widely known around the world. Many people dream about pursuing a career in the law enforcement field. The law enforcement field like any other profession has its own terminology‚ to be effective as a police officer‚ lawyer‚ or detective a person must have a good general knowledge of the law enforcement field terminology. This paper will explain and define some law enforcement terms such as
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an African-American‚ proposed that African-American jurors across the country should engage in the practice of jury nullification. The article is titled “Paul Butler‚ Racially-Based Jury Nullification: Black Power in the Criminal Justice System‚ 105 Yale L.J. 677 (1995)”. In this article‚ I will use an expository and persuasive approach to summarize Butler’s approach towards nullification. I further argue that Butler’s argument is a valid tool to use when working to change the treatment of discrimination
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There is a rule that lawyers are not allowed to inform the jury about. It can drastically change the outcome of the case and what will happen to the accused. This rule is called jury nullification. It is when a jury chooses humanity over law and makes their verdict based on what they think is right. Although jury nullification has some downsides when it is abused by a biased jury‚ there are many reasons to support it. Jury nullification helps keep unfair laws in check by allowing them to be bypassed
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Jury Trial Analysis CJA/364 June 10‚ 2013 Shane Krauser This is a jury trial analysis paper in which I am to identify and discuss the steps in a jury trial. I will also discuss the constitutional rights that are enacted during jury trial. I will examine and discuss the selection of a fair and unbiased jury. There are seven steps in a jury trial and I will discuss them all throughout my paper. Step one in a jury trial is Jury selection. In this step about forty individuals are selected to
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