Psychology 2990A/B Lecture Notes - Jury Trial, Paul Bernardo, High Standard Manufacturing Company
1 Feb 2013
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The canadian jury: selecting 12 representative and impartial peers. A: two types of trials: civil trials (disputes between citizens/groups) No absolute right to a jury trial (depends on provincial legislation) e. g. allowed in ontario not. But only for more serious offences (penalty of 5 years or more in prison) They apply the law (as defined by judges) Render a unanimous verdict of guilty or not guilty. Serve as conscience of community (can guard against laws that are perceived to be unfair; e. g. Juries represent the community (adds legitimacy and public acceptance to verdicts) Dr. morgentaler and abortion laws the jury multiple times would not find him guilty of practicing abortion in a private office so the government made a law allowing abortions in private offices. Part 3: two characteristics of a good jury: representative of community where the crime occurred (long ago juries were mainly white males, typical selection procedure:
