An Analysis Of Whether Introducing Majority Verdicts For Criminal Trials In New Zealand Is Justified

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Criminal Trial Delays in Australia

Author : Jason Payne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781921185328
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book Criminal Trial Delays in Australia written by Jason Payne and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research examines the reasons for which criminal trials in Australia fail to proceed on the day of listing. The rationale of such an inquiry is that matters that fail to proceed as scheduled contribute to backlog and delay, both of which consume significant criminal justice resources. Moreover, delay in the criminal trial system may result in adverse effects, not the least of which is the anguish endured by the victims of crime and their families, and the community demanding protection from criminal offenders. This research used quantitative data from courts across a number of Australian states and territories to demonstrate that more than half of all listed criminal trials fail to commence on the listed day. After an analysis of data about trials and extensive interviews with court administrators, it is found that those trials that do not proceed can be placed into two categories: those trials that are finalised on or near the trial date either by way of late guilty plea or late withdrawal by the prosecution, and those trials that are adjourned and re-listed. While some delays will be inevitable, the report builds on recommendations made by a working group of the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General to suggest ways of reducing the backlog of criminal trials across Australia.

Majority Verdicts

Author : New South Wales. Law Reform Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780734726193
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Majority Verdicts written by New South Wales. Law Reform Commission and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is generally considered that the requirement of unanimity results in more hung juries than does the alternative system of requiring only a majority of jurors to agree on a verdict. What constitutes a majority differs between jurisdictions that have embraced the concept, and may also depend on the type of offence being tried. This Report examines arguments for and against preserving the unanimity rule.

Psychology and Law

Author : Andreas Kapardis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 052182530X
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Psychology and Law written by Andreas Kapardis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the authoritative work for students and professionals in psychology and law.

Delay in the Administration of Criminal Justice

Author : Judith A. Osborne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Delay in the Administration of Criminal Justice written by Judith A. Osborne and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Criminal Procedure. The Jury in a Criminal Trial

Author : New South Wales. Law Reform Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Criminal Procedure. The Jury in a Criminal Trial written by New South Wales. Law Reform Commission and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A project made possible by the financial assistance of the Law Foundation of New South Wales".

Review of the Criminal Courts of England and Wales

Author : Robin Auld
Publisher : Stationery Office Books (TSO)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Review of the Criminal Courts of England and Wales written by Robin Auld and published by Stationery Office Books (TSO). This book was released on 2001 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines the purpose, structure and working of the criminal courts in the criminal justice system. In particular it considers: re-structuring and improving the composition of the criminal courts and the better matching of courts to cases; introducing a new structure for direction and better management of the criminal justice system; removing work from the criminal process that should not be there; improving preparation for trial and trial procedures and reform of the law of criminal evidence; simplification of the appellate structure. In proposing change attention is paid to the law of human rights and the potential of information technology to re-shape practices. However a central concern is the need to enhance public confidence in the whole system.

The New Zealand Law Journal

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New Zealand Law Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Decisions Without Reasons

Author : Jason Donnelly
Publisher : Wordclay
ISBN 13 : 1921300965
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book Decisions Without Reasons written by Jason Donnelly and published by Wordclay. This book was released on 2008 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current system of trial by jury in Australia effectively means that although a jury will provide a verdict of guilty or not-guilty, the jury will not provide reasons for their decisions. The author challenges this system whereby jurors are not permitted to provide a simple, cogent and structured set of reasons for any decisions that they make. The author argues that the Australian jury should be made to provide reasons for any decisions that they make. Accordingly, the author seeks to examine the role of the jury in various legal systems around the world, the connection between jury secrecy and international law, the growing importance of administrators and their role in providing reasons for any decisions that they make, significance in the rule of law and what it can reveal to us about the current jury secrecy rule, and, lastly, the author offers a number of reforms to the current jury secrecy rule.

The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society

Author : United States. President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society written by United States. President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report of the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice -- established by President Lyndon Johnson on July 23, 1965 -- addresses the causes of crime and delinquency and recommends how to prevent crime and delinquency and improve law enforcement and the administration of criminal justice. In developing its findings and recommendations, the Commission held three national conferences, conducted five national surveys, held hundreds of meetings, and interviewed tens of thousands of individuals. Separate chapters of this report discuss crime in America, juvenile delinquency, the police, the courts, corrections, organized crime, narcotics and drug abuse, drunkenness offenses, gun control, science and technology, and research as an instrument for reform. Significant data were generated by the Commission's National Survey of Criminal Victims, the first of its kind conducted on such a scope. The survey found that not only do Americans experience far more crime than they report to the police, but they talk about crime and the reports of crime engender such fear among citizens that the basic quality of life of many Americans has eroded. The core conclusion of the Commission, however, is that a significant reduction in crime can be achieved if the Commission's recommendations (some 200) are implemented. The recommendations call for a cooperative attack on crime by the Federal Government, the States, the counties, the cities, civic organizations, religious institutions, business groups, and individual citizens. They propose basic changes in the operations of police, schools, prosecutors, employment agencies, defenders, social workers, prisons, housing authorities, and probation and parole officers.

The New Commonwealth Model of Constitutionalism

Author : Stephen Gardbaum
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107009286
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The New Commonwealth Model of Constitutionalism written by Stephen Gardbaum and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-03 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen Gardbaum proposes and examines a new way of protecting rights in a democracy.

Crime, Shame and Reintegration

Author : John Braithwaite
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521356688
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book Crime, Shame and Reintegration written by John Braithwaite and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989-03-23 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crime, Shame and Reintegration is a contribution to general criminological theory. Its approach is as relevant to professional burglary as to episodic delinquency or white collar crime. Braithwaite argues that some societies have higher crime rates than others because of their different processes of shaming wrongdoing. Shaming can be counterproductive, making crime problems worse. But when shaming is done within a cultural context of respect for the offender, it can be an extraordinarily powerful, efficient and just form of social control. Braithwaite identifies the social conditions for such successful shaming. If his theory is right, radically different criminal justice policies are needed - a shift away from punitive social control toward greater emphasis on moralizing social control. This book will be of interest not only to criminologists and sociologists, but to those in law, public administration and politics who are concerned with social policy and social issues.

Jury Decision Making

Author : Dennis J. Devine
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814725228
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Jury Decision Making written by Dennis J. Devine and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While jury decision making has received considerable attention from social scientists, there have been few efforts to systematically pull together all the pieces of this research. In Jury Decision Making, Dennis J. Devine examines over 50 years of research on juries and offers a "big picture" overview of the field. The volume summarizes existing theories of jury decision making and identifies what we have learned about jury behavior, including the effects of specific courtroom practices, the nature of the trial, the characteristics of the participants, and the evidence itself. Making use of those foundations, Devine offers a new integrated theory of jury decision making that addresses both individual jurors and juries as a whole and discusses its ramifications for the courts. Providing a unique combination of broad scope, extensive coverage of the empirical research conducted over the last half century, and theory advancement, this accessible and engaging volume offers "one-stop shopping" for scholars, students, legal professionals, and those who simply wish to better understand how well the jury system works.

The Jury Under Attack

Author : Mark Findlay
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jury Under Attack written by Mark Findlay and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 1988 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

World Jury Systems

Author : Neil Vidmar
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9780198298564
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book World Jury Systems written by Neil Vidmar and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique volume on modern jury systems presents in-depth coverage of juries in Australia, England, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, Scotland and the United States. Coverage involves civil as well as criminal juries. The book has enormous value for students of comparative law and for practitioners and policy makers who are concerned about issues such as free press versus fair trial', pretrial prejudice, racial or ethnic bias, and complex evidence.

Jury Directions

Author : New South Wales. Law Reform Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780734726803
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book Jury Directions written by New South Wales. Law Reform Commission and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is about the directions that judges give to juries in the course of a criminal trail, and particularly at the summing up. These directions are designed to help jurors understand as much of the law and the issues that arise in the case as they need to make proper use of the evidence and to reach a verdict.

Research Methods in Human Development

Author : Paul C. Cozby
Publisher : WCB/McGraw-Hill
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Research Methods in Human Development written by Paul C. Cozby and published by WCB/McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 1989 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For undergradute social science majors. A textbook on the interpretation and use of research. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Victim/survivor-focused Justice Responses and Reforms to Criminal Court Practice

Author : Nicole Bluett-Boyd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781922038449
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Victim/survivor-focused Justice Responses and Reforms to Criminal Court Practice written by Nicole Bluett-Boyd and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reforms have been underway over the last three decades to address the disadvantages that victim/survivors of sexual assault face within the criminal justice system in Australia. Such reforms include expansion of advocate services, specialisation of police, alternative provisions for giving evidence at trial, and changes to jury instructions. This report was commissioned to examine the implementation of these reforms and their impact on the victim/survivor experience. Drawing on interviews with 81 criminal justice professionals including counsellors, lawyers and judges, it looks at victim/survivor-focused approaches, promising and innovative practices, the take up of reforms, the factors that enable or inhibit victim-focused reforms being embedded in court practices, and the potential for future reform.