12 August 2008
The jury system
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It's at the heart of our legal justice system but is trial by jury always the best way of delivering just outcomes? Questionable behaviour by some jurors has seen two recent trials aborted. Two other extremely high profile cases are to proceed, despite the accompanying media hysteria. So are there particular cases when decisions should be handed back to the judges? And with the number of exemptions and exclusions, does the jury still represent trial by peers?
Guests
Mark Findlay
Professor, Criminal Justice Law School, University of Sydney
Jane Goodman-Delahunty
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of New South Wales
George Hampel
Former Supreme Court Justice, Victoria
Peter Faris
Melbourne QC
Further Information
Presenter
Paul Barclay
Story Researcher and Producer
Debra McCoy
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