UNDER BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN LAWS A JURY IN A CRIMINAL CASE HAS NO ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEFENDANT'S PAST CRIMINAL RECORD. THIS PROTECTS THE PERSON WHO IS BEING ACCUSED OF THE CRIME. SOME LAWYERS HAVE SUGGESTED THAT THIS PRACTICE SHOULD BE CHANGED AND THAT A JURY SHOULD BE GIVEN ALL THE PAST FACTS BEFORE THEY REACH THEIR DECISION ABOUT THE CASE. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? GIVE REASONS FOR YOUR ANSWER AND INCLUDE ANY RELEVANT EXAMPLES FROM YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERIENCE.
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IN SOME COUNTRIES
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AS AUSTRALIA AND BRITISH, JURIES ARE NOT ABLE TO REVIEW DELINQUENCES‘ BACKGROUND SINCE IT IS PROHIBITED. Linking Words
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, SOME LAWYERS RECOMMEND FOR THE JUDICIARY SYSTEM TO CHANGE IT GIVEN THAT IT WAS NOT BANNED IN THE PAST. I COMPLETE DISAGREE WITH AUTHORITIES ALLOWING TO CHANGE Linking Words
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LAW BECAUSE KNOWING Linking Words
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’S RECORDS MIGHT BRING AN INFLUENCE ON THE CURRENT CASE AS WELL AS IMPACT DRAMATICALLY ON ACCUSED’S LIVES.
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OFF, ONE OF THE MAIN REASON IS THAT THE JURY MIGHT MAKE MISTAKE DURING THE PROCESS SINCE THEY CAN FEEL INFLUENCED BY OFFENDER'S RECORDS. TO ILLUSTRATE, PERHAPS, THERE IS NO REAL EVIDENCE TO SENTENCE A PERSON AS GUILTY, BUT IF THE JUDY STARTS REVIEWING THE CRIMINAL PAST AND FOUND THAT Linking Words
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PERSON USED TO GET INTO TROUBLE, THE JUDY’S DECISIONS COULD BE AFFECTED (RATHER THAN DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT Linking Words
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PERSON IS TO BLAME TO THE ACTUAL PROCESS). Linking Words
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, CHANGING Linking Words
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LAW WILL HAVE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR Linking Words
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THAT ARE INNOCENTS BECAUSE THEY MIGHT BE SENTENCED DUE TO THE JUDY’S PERSONAL BIAS.
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LIKEWISE
, ANOTHER ARGUMENT AGAINST CHANGING Linking Words
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LAW IS THAT MANY Linking Words
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COMMITTING CRIMES HAVE BEING REHABILITATED INTO SOCIETY SUCCESSFULLY. THEY ARE WORKING ABIDE BY THE RULES SO, EXPOSING THEIR PAST COULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THEM SINCE THEY COULD BE DISCRIMINATED. Use synonyms
FOR INSTANCE
, I KNOW SOME Linking Words
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THAT WERE IN JAIL WHEN THEY WERE TEENAGERS OUT OF PEER PRESSURE. Use synonyms
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, WHEN THEY STAYED IN JAIL, THEY REFLECT ON THEIR BEHAVIOR AND BECAME BETTER Linking Words
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THANKS TO THE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE RECEIVED. MANY HAVE A DECENT JOB NOW SO, SHOWING THEIR PAST MAY DRAW Use synonyms
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’S ATTENTION SINCE THE INFORMATION MIGHT BE SPREAD EASILY, Use synonyms
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MAKING MORE CITIZENS START CRITICIZED THEM.
TO SUM UP, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SOME REASONS WHY SOME LAWYERS CONSIDER THAT LAWS SHOULD BE MODIFIED WHEN IT COMES TO KNOWING ABOUT CRIMINAL'S BACKGROUND, I ARGUE THAT A JUDY CANNOT JUDGE Linking Words
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BY THEIR CRIMINAL RECORD, THEY MUST FOCUS ONLY ON THE ACTIONS AND FACTS OF THE CURRENT CASE NO MATTER WHAT.Use synonyms
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