Jury Nullification
Jury Nullification
Vanessa Oregel
GA12BCJ04
6/12/13
Barry Brooks
Jury Nullification Jury nullification can be defined as a jury who believes the defendant is guilty of the charges. Jury nullification occurs when a criminal trial jury refuses to convict a defendant despite proof of guilt because the jurors believe the law is unjust or is being unjustly applied. According to the studies 3 to 4 percent of jury criminal trials involve jury nullification. There is no way to prevent jury nullification because juries never can be ordered to convict or be punished for acquitting someone. The function of the jury as the ultimate authority on the law is not to “nullify” the instructions of the judge, but to complete the law, when necessary, by recognizing principles of justification that go beyond the written law. (Brandy Rivera, 2006).
Ethnicity Influences Courtroom Proceedings and Judicial Practices There have been research findings on racial and ethnic disparities in crime and the criminal justice system in The United States, with particular emphasis on studies that illustrate differences that can be explained by discrimination. The discussion focuses on issues relating to race and ethnicity in different stages of criminal justice processing at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Data reflecting trends over time are presented for context. It seeks to present a balanced picture of what is known about this issue from systematic research evidence. Some of the important scientific knowledge that helps understands the intersection of race and ethnicity and the criminal justice system in America. For much of the twentieth century, crime and punishment have provided someone of the most overrepresented in delinquency, offending victimization, and all stages of the criminal justice process pro arrest to pretrial detention, sentencing and confinement. Researchers have made significant efforts to examine the causes and consequences of racial disparities in
Vanessa Oregel
GA12BCJ04
6/12/13
Barry Brooks
Jury Nullification Jury nullification can be defined as a jury who believes the defendant is guilty of the charges. Jury nullification occurs when a criminal trial jury refuses to convict a defendant despite proof of guilt because the jurors believe the law is unjust or is being unjustly applied. According to the studies 3 to 4 percent of jury criminal trials involve jury nullification. There is no way to prevent jury nullification because juries never can be ordered to convict or be punished for acquitting someone. The function of the jury as the ultimate authority on the law is not to “nullify” the instructions of the judge, but to complete the law, when necessary, by recognizing principles of justification that go beyond the written law. (Brandy Rivera, 2006).
Ethnicity Influences Courtroom Proceedings and Judicial Practices There have been research findings on racial and ethnic disparities in crime and the criminal justice system in The United States, with particular emphasis on studies that illustrate differences that can be explained by discrimination. The discussion focuses on issues relating to race and ethnicity in different stages of criminal justice processing at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Data reflecting trends over time are presented for context. It seeks to present a balanced picture of what is known about this issue from systematic research evidence. Some of the important scientific knowledge that helps understands the intersection of race and ethnicity and the criminal justice system in America. For much of the twentieth century, crime and punishment have provided someone of the most overrepresented in delinquency, offending victimization, and all stages of the criminal justice process pro arrest to pretrial detention, sentencing and confinement. Researchers have made significant efforts to examine the causes and consequences of racial disparities in
References: Robert McNamara, Ronald Burns. (2009). Multiculturalism in the Criminal Justice System. Retrieved from https://ecampus.phoenix.edu Hagan, F. E. (2010). Research Methods in criminal justice and criminology (8th ed.) Retrieved from https://ecampus.phoenix.edu American Sociological Association Department of Research and Development. (2007). Race, Ethnicity, and the criminal justice system. Retrieved from https://www.asaracecrime.pdf Brandi Rivera. (2006). Race Based Jury Nullification. Retrieved from https://www.voices.yahoo.com