It is interesting that every ordinary people in UK might be selected as one of the 12 Juries, and they are not required to have knowledge of the law. The purpose of the random selection is to make sure a fair trial.
The jurors will attend in the court nine weeks after they recieve a Jury Summons letter contains the detail of the case. And there are several things people should do when recieve the letter:
1. Reply to Jury Summons with in 7 days;Finally, informations for the specific court where you are serving is given the day you at court.
It is quite different from the courts in China, we never heard that ordinary people who haven't learn much about the law.
Types of crime
The main types of crime are Gun crime, Knife crime, Burglary, Robbery, Vandalism, Anti-social behaviour, Fraud, Identity fraud, Bogus callers, Drugs and crime.
Youth Crime and Youth Justice
According to the report of Mike Hough and Julian V.Roberts -"Youth Crime and Youth Justice"(2003), the public have a negtive view of youth crime in Britain. The reasons might be: firstly, over-estimate the proportion of youth crime and increasing number of juvenile offender; secondly, people know little about the Youth Justice and the youth offending teams in Britain; thirdly, the public is to some extend have unstable attitudes towards the sentences of youth, people like to be lenient when confront with specific cases while they still think the youth justice system is too soft on young offenders; another reason might be the media, they always keep telling public the worst cases of juvenile crime.
Living condition, educational background, negative influences from family and psychologic status might lead to youth crime. Therefore, the best way to deal with Juvenile offenders might be pay more attention to their lives. Improving psychological service in schools, offering job and trainning opportunities.
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