Unit 8 - Crime, The Criminal Courts and The Jury 2 2022
Unit 8 - Crime, The Criminal Courts and The Jury 2 2022
Lisa Riddler
Learning Outcomes
https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/crown
-court
Trial by Jury
A hung Jury could lead to a re-trial. The decision rests with the
Crown Prosecution Service.
Are Juries fair?
• Attractiveness of defendants
• Race of defendants
• Pre-trial publicity
• Use of expert witnesses
• Ability of the Barristers
Jury or no Jury?
• Pre-trial publicity
• Trial reporting
• Biases surrounding certain historic
events/case :
– The Yorkshire ripper : R v Sutcliffe [1981]
– The Stephen Lawrence case : R v Dobson and R v
Norris [2012]
– The Hillsborough Disaster : R v Duckenfield [2009]
Your tasks
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6kAtdw
NJ5s
Track the case…
• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/cri
me/hillsborough-trial-timeline-david-duckenfi
eld-justice-liverpool-court-a8842196.html
30 years
Initial views
Is anyone to blame?