PSYC 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Paul Bernardo, Summary Offence, Harrisburg Seven
15 Nov 2017
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Lecture 6: jury decision making: the right to a jury in canada: Summary offences: minor, nancial, personal offences, no jury. Indictable offences: you can have a jury. Hybrid offences: mix of both, you can have a jury: function of a jury: Community consciousness: represent the view of the rest of society. Jury molli cation: when the jury agrees that the person is guilty of the crime but the jury doesn"t agree with the low so they don"t convict him. Educate other citizens about the justice system. What is not a function: sentencing the criminal: key elements of a jury: ideals. Representative of the rest of society: not realistic because its only 12 people and canadian citizens are very diverse but they use random selection from voting registries (could be bias; homeless people ) Direct interest in the case: if the person knows or is related to the person being charged. Financial bene ts if the criminal gets charged.
